Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 843

Chapter 843: Renren really knows how to touch my heart.

According to Ashley, refusing the offers she received right after the accident had its downsides. Aside from the lack of support from the family, she wasn’t being treated well. The yearly invitations she received for the family gatherings were their way of "punishing" her.

"It was a light punishment, considering I refused their offers," Ashley had told Penny while recounting her story. "So, even though I don’t want to be in the same space as them, I felt it was better to assist Aunt Mildred’s cause."

Mildred was the only one in the family who had supported Ashley all these years. Although not all of it was financial help, Ashley felt grateful for Mildred. Fortunately, Ashley was receiving support from her husband’s insurance, which had been covering his medical care and medications. However, due to the high cost of her husband’s medical needs, Ashley had to cut down on other expenses.

This explained the lack of maids in the beautiful mansion Ashley was maintaining all by herself.

"Are you alright, Miss Penny?" Rowin, one of Penny’s bodyguards, glanced at the rearview mirror to check on her. "You’ve been quiet since leaving Mrs. Ashley’s home."

Penny let out a hum, her eyes fixed on the side window. "I just have a lot to think about, so be quiet. Otherwise, I’d wring Angel’s neck for sending you here to cover for my sick driver."

"Aight." Rowin zipped his mouth, shrugging at Mark, who was seated in the front passenger seat.

Mark glanced behind at Penny. "Miss Penny, do you want to stop by anywhere else?"

"No, keep going," Penny whispered. "I need to be at the office."

"Alright."

With that, the bodyguards in the car didn’t disturb her any further. However, they couldn’t help but try to assess her mood amidst the thick silence she contributed to the inbound breeze. It wasn’t that Penny was usually jovial during her travels; she was mostly quiet or busy reading. Sometimes, she would take a short nap.

Even so, they could sense something unusual in her silence.

Little did they know, Penny was deep in thought about the Pierson family.

Penny had long known how ruthless the Pierson family could be with each other. If they were strict with those outside the family, they were even stricter with their own. Seeing the family through the perspective of those with little or no power revealed a different side of them.

For example, Harper was a proud heiress, treated like a princess before marriage. But right after her marriage, she was begging Ashley just to make connections—something Penny believed was part of what Harper’s husband wanted. After all, it seemed that since Penny spent time in the kitchen, some of them expected those who worked alongside her there to have gained some connection with her.

Amir might come from a good family, one that treated him like their golden boy, but he had to suck up to the Piersons without his family’s knowledge. As for Noah, if Penny remembered correctly, he was a fierce lawyer—she thought Grace had mentioned him to her once.

’But they’re all different from the reports I read in the past,’ she thought. ’That’s why I was a bit surprised when I found out they were the same people.’

Noah wasn’t as fierce as she had imagined, but rather a depressed man who walked on eggshells. Amir had humbled himself, accepting that he was not in a position to make decisions. And then there was Harper.

’I thought I had plenty of surprises already, but I guess I was wrong,’ Penny’s train of thought continued, thinking of Ashley. ’I didn’t know she was going through such a tough time and had been carrying this burden for years.’