Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 600

Chapter 600: A mess

"So, that’s why your drunken self believes Hugo should’ve been dead, huh?"

"Yes."

"How about Atlas? What did you do to him? Do you remember?"

"My drunken self didn’t say, and honestly, I don’t want to know."

"Why?"

"Just because I know what I’m capable of."

"I see."

"How about you?" Penny asked, glancing at the man lying beside her as Zoren accompanied her, staying up late because she couldn’t sleep. "Last night... you mentioned a lot of things. Are they true?"

Zoren kept his eyes on the ceiling and hummed. "They are."

"You really did ask Blacky to bite someone?"

"Mhm."

"But he’s alive?"

"In my mind, he’s dead. He should be."

"Why should he be dead?"

"He almost took away my grandma."

Silence quickly followed Zoren’s answer. Both Penny and Zoren stared at the ceiling, sharing a moment of silence. After bathing, they had been talking and then suddenly stopped before continuing again.

"I’m going to keep drinking." Her quiet voice sliced through the stillness between them. "I will keep drinking until she is satisfied with the life I had. I know myself, so I know she won’t let go until she thinks it’s time. Besides, I think having her existence linger with me brings back some things I had forgotten. At least, some things that I thought had slipped my mind."

The corner of her mouth hooked up. "Hopefully, everything will be fine."

"It will be."

Penny turned her head, and her eyes instantly landed on the side of his face. Zoren kept his eyes on the ceiling, smiling and repeating, "It will be."

Looking at him and hearing him say those three words were enough for her to feel reassured. Now, she believed it would be. Everything would be fine.

Little did she know, the future might be inevitable, but the process wouldn’t be easy.

*******

[Dear Me,

Are you insane? Just why did you befriend an ex-con who is also a troublesome old man? This doesn’t make sense to me. Were you trying to project or using him as an example of what you’d be if you survived prison?

Also, by the way, are you sure Yugi is trustworthy? That guy is a red flag.]

[Dear Legal,

If I am insane, you are insane. Meeting Uncle Wild is a coincidence — it’s called fate. He saved my life and Uncle Haines’s life. If not for him, you wouldn’t even have the liberty to write these emails to me.

And yes, Yugi is trustworthy. I trained him.]

[Mistress,

I checked the weighing scale today... I’m speechless. You need a diet. I can’t do that because, in this state, I am drunk. Physically.]

[Drunk,

Can you please stop sending these emails to me? I’m tired.

Begging, Sober.]

[Sober,

Nope. Sorry, but I’m not sorry. How else can I communicate with you? Don’t you dare avoid alcohol, or you’re dead.]

"I’m going to become an alcoholic before I can even fix myself," she mumbled to herself, glancing to her side as Zoren joined her on the bed. "Renren, I’m torturing myself, am I?" _{freewebnσvel.cѳm}