Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 799

Chapter 799: Denial

Was it anger Dean felt? Was it dismay? Or was he just utterly terrified?

The more Dean thought about what had happened tonight, the harder it was to pinpoint the exact emotion that was squeezing his chest. All he could do was continue to stare in the direction where Penny had left, even though the cars were no longer in sight.

Penny had only been in Anteca for a few months. It wasn’t even half a year yet, and she had just announced tonight that she was married.

"Impossible," he whispered, his eyes falling as he tried to find any loopholes in this. This could be just a play, and knowing Penny, it wouldn’t surprise him. Perhaps this was just a contract—an agreement Penny and Zoren had made for mutual benefits.

After all, it was too abrupt — too absurd!

Penny wouldn’t fall for someone so easily. She was the type of person who had the biggest trust issues. There was no way she would trust Zoren just like that. There had to be something more—there had to be more to the story, like... being Zoren’s Thursday Girl.

The sudden thought that had almost slipped Dean’s mind was akin to a bucket of ice water pouring down on him. For a moment, his face stiffened, and his entire body froze.

’Don’t tell me...’ his thoughts trailed off, his hand balling into a tight fist. ’... don’t tell me she found out? They found out?’

When? How?

Then it hit him.

Back at the charity event, Zoren had denied knowing Patricia when she introduced herself as Zoren’s Thursday Girl. At the time, Dean hadn’t thought much of it because there was no way Zoren would’ve fallen for that scheme so easily. Even if Zoren did, he was smart enough to catch on.

Dean hadn’t thought much about Penny and Zoren’s relationship either, as it appeared to be mostly business. Moreover, Penny had already given up on her Thursday Guy a long time ago. Dean was always watching Penny, and he knew she had lost all hope of meeting her Thursday Guy again because he might be sick — or dead, who knows?

Was this the reason?

Had they found out that they had known each other for a long time and rekindled their memories, leading to a budding romance as adults?

A myriad of thoughts swirled in his head, all centered around Penny and Zoren’s relationship. No matter how these ideas made sense to him, he wanted to deny them. Instead, he thought of another loophole that could redirect his reality elsewhere.

He couldn’t just accept this.

"Five years..." he whispered, snapping his eyes open slowly. "... that’s right. From what I heard, he’s been married for five years."

There was no way Penny was the real wife if Zoren had been married five years ago. Because five years ago, Dean and Penny were still working on a small project together, while Penny was focusing on her start-up company.

"Belle?" he called. "Why are you still here?" _{freeωebnovēl.c૦m}