Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 795

Chapter 795: It’s a little late, but... hi?

"William, didn’t you hear what I said? I didn’t try to poison you. If poisoning you was my plan, you wouldn’t even know it, even after you died!"

What a bold thing to say.

Everyone could only stare at Penny with wide eyes, speechless as they watched her giggle right after making such a remark. Although the Pierson family was well-versed in wordplay and politics and were no strangers to veiled threats, they had never encountered anyone so bold as to say something like this directly. In front of everyone.

Penny wasn’t outright admitting she was capable of poisoning someone to death, but the way she said it made people think twice. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire; it wouldn’t hurt to take her words with a grain of salt.

"What did you—what did you say?!" William seethed, his anger flaring. "An outsider crashing into this family and threatening me? How bold, Miss Bennet!"

He raised a finger, pointing at her while shaking his head. "I don’t care that you have a company of your own. Miss Penelope Bennet, I will not let this slide. Zoren may protect you all he wants, but no one is above the law! I won’t overlook this attempted murder!"

"Okay, whatever floats your boat. Good luck," Penny shrugged, waving at Mark dismissively and then turning toward the window, where the red laser lights that had been on William. "It’s fine now. No need to give him the spotlight."

"You! You’re unbelievable!" William felt he might choke on his own anger, only to realize the red laser lights on him disappeared in an instant. Mark also stepped back, bowing his head to Penny before finding a place behind Zoren’s seat.

"Are you really this arrogant?!" William exclaimed angrily, clenching his fists. "Zoren, how could you let this woman act however she pleases at this intimate family dinner? Letting her in here was one thing, but can’t you see that she keeps disrespecting the people here? Such a rude person; it shows just how terrible her upbringing was!"

"Lloyd, is she disrespecting you?" Zoren, who was calmly observing the scene and admiring his wife while giving William hypertension, cast Lloyd a casual look.

Lloyd, who was completely bewildered by everything he was witnessing, snapped back to the present. His eyes shook slightly as he returned Zoren’s gaze.

"Personally, she hasn’t done anything to disrespect me," Lloyd said, clearing his throat, his voice faltering slightly. "However, I do think Miss Penelope is being rude by coming here and causing such a scene. This dinner should be solemn, but she’s clearly provoking William for some reason."

"So?" Zoren raised his brows, tilting his head to the side. "Your answer to my question is?"

Lloyd took a deep breath nervously as William’s frown deepened. "No, she’s not."

"If there’s one thing I’ve learned from her, it’s that respect is always given by default," Zoren said, pleased with Lloyd’s answer as he scanned the room, his gaze settling on William. "... but disrespect is earned. If you feel insulted and disrespected, then you probably earned it."

"You—" William clenched his teeth, glaring at both Dean and Zoren. ’They’re doing this on purpose to mock me, aren’t they?!’

The real question that kept replaying in Belle’s mind was: why weren’t Zoren and Dean doing anything about it?

’At this point, Uncle William has a point. Even if Penny is respected in the security industry and has made a name in business, she’s crossing the line,’ Belle thought. ’She’s not part of the Pierson family. Even if she handles Zoren’s security, she has no right to act like this. Basic decency and courtesy would demand otherwise.’