Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 595

Chapter 595: Nina’s husband

Hours later...

"Hey," Hugo called while Zoren was busily writing at the desk. "Hey."

Zoren paused and slowly snapped his eyes to the couch where Hugo was idling. When their eyes met, the corner of Hugo’s mouth twitched.

"You good?" he asked, only to see Zoren sigh. "What happened last night?"

Zoren took a moment before saying, "Nothing."

"I didn’t ask this morning because I didn’t want to bombard you with questions, but did you ask her last night?"

"Second Brother, is it really that important to you?"

"Yes."

"Then, I’m sorry."

"Huh?"

"I’m not allowed to say it."

Hugo opened his mouth but then closed it again. He stared at Zoren, studying his brother-in-law, before he nodded.

"Well, I guess that’s better than a lie," he shrugged, sighing. "I’ll probably never know about it, huh?"

’Probably’ was what Zoren wanted to say in return, but he stopped himself from speaking his thoughts aloud.

Last night, Penny had told him a ridiculous story. It was so absurd that even though Zoren believed her, he couldn’t help but take a step back.

According to her, she had been sentenced to death. When he asked how she ended up in that kind of place, she mentioned her meddling with a deal Atlas had. Penny didn’t detail all of it but focused more on the general aspects of her life. She did so because she didn’t want his interest to fade so soon.

Although she mentioned rebirth, she talked about being crazy and a lot of other things.

It was a lot to process, but he listened to it all until she fell asleep. How he wished he hadn’t listened, because if he hadn’t, he would’ve stayed home and talked about it. Maybe things would be clearer.

’Though she mentioned the information center...’ he told himself, deep in thought. ’That thing... in the upper circle.’

Zoren tapped his pen on the paper, not noticing the countless dots he was making. A glint flickered across his eyes as he remembered his conversation with his drunk wife last night.

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Last night...

"That night you came to me..." Zoren trailed off, snapping his gaze to his wife, who was idling beside him on the balcony. "... do you know the guys who were following you? From the short footage you were caught in, it seems you knew they were following you."

Penny chuckled. "They’re following me because they want me dead."

"So, you knew?"

"Mhm."

"How did you know?"