Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 586

Chapter 586: Healing is a continuous journey

The family chatted over the late dinner, sharing laughter and talking about random stories. Although some of the stories were something Penny had no idea about, she still laughed and enjoyed her time with them. Slater, on the other hand, eventually gave up. He lived by the phrase: if you can’t beat them, join them. Thus, he easily blended in with the atmosphere.

"Aha! Penny, are you staying over?" Slater clapped as the servants cleaned up the table. "How about we watch movies tonight? Just like the old times?"

’Old times?’ Penny furrowed her brows, looking at them with slight surprise and puzzlement.

Allison let out a shallow sigh. "Slater, you’re on vacation, but I’m sure your sister has work tomorrow."

"Your mother is right, Slater," Charles nodded. "Don’t be too greedy. It’s already nice that she came by tonight because she misses us."

"It’s okay!" Penny blurted out, making everyone look in her direction. She smiled awkwardly, biting her tongue as she realized how abrupt she sounded. "Ahem! I mean, it’s okay. I don’t mind... watching a movie... with everyone...?"

"Why do you sound so uncertain?" Slater snorted but didn’t dwell on it. He beamed after a second, casting his parents a look. "She said yes! Let’s watch a movie together—I know one that’s good and has me in it."

"I’m sorry, but I can’t join you tonight," Atlas remarked, watching as the family turned to him. He particularly focused on Penny’s expression, smiling subtly. "I’ll just finish some work, but if I can, I’ll come down."

"Haines, are you joining us?" Charles asked, not really interested in Atlas’s participation. His eldest had a company to run and an entire family to handle.

"Well..." Haines smiled and shrugged. "Sure."

"Nice!" Slater intoned happily before Butler Jen was heard.

"We’ll prepare the theater room," Butler Jen said, looking at the family. "Like the old days?"

Butler Jen noticed everyone looking in his direction, smiling at him. He smiled in satisfaction, nodding before excusing himself.

With that, the family idled until Butler Jen returned to tell them the theater room was ready. When they all gathered in the theater room—except for Atlas—Slater fought with his father about the movie choice. Slater wanted to watch a movie in which he had a cameo, but Charles was not having it.

They argued for a while before Penny suggested, "Should I choose?"

The family slowly turned to her, and this time, Charles relented. In the end, Penny was the one to choose the movie. She didn’t know which movie to pick until she spotted a familiar one she used to watch in prison.

Staring at the movie cover, Penny blinked. ’No, not this one,’ she told herself, about to scroll to find something else when Allison spoke beside her.

"Should we watch this one again?"

Penny slowly faced her mother, only to see Allison smiling at her. "It’s been a long time since we watched this. I liked this one."

"What’s that?" Slater jumped to his mother’s side, scrunching up his nose. "This again?"

’Again?’ Penny glanced up at her third brother, only to see Charles reaching out to smack Slater’s head.

"Stop complaining, will you?" Charles grumbled. "If you don’t want to watch it, then do so on your phone with earplugs."

’A movie night...’ Penny thought, dazed, looking to her right and then to her left. ’They said we used to do this...?’