Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1855

Chapter 1855: Things she disliked

When does life begin?

When you were born? When you take your first cry? Your first breath? Your first walk? Your first word?

When asked, the answer to that question differs from person to person. For some, life began as early as they can remember. For others? It took years—decades, even. But one thing’s for sure:

Life begins when you decide to live.

Whether at fifty or one, or even after an entire lifetime. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Life is life, and no one is ever too late for it.

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[PRIME GROUP]

Months had passed since the incident on the island, and everything had seemingly gone back to normal. Just like in Prime Group... or so Penny wanted to believe.

Seated on the sofa in her office, enjoying a nice barbecue with Wild and Lily, the three of them froze mid-bite. Their eyes shifted to the entrance of the office as Penny’s assistants—Shawn, Teddy, Patricia, and Hayley—marched in and surrounded them.

"Uhh..." Wild cleared his throat, glancing at Penny. "Penny? What did you do this time?"

"Whatever it was, it’s not me," Penny defended herself even before she heard anything else.

Lily then blurted out, "Penny, are your assistants getting scarier every time I come here?"

"Miss Penny." Teddy huffed, placing a tablet on a small vacant spot on the table.

Confused, Penny picked up the tablet. Instinctively, Wild leaned to her side while Lily jumped from her seat to Penny’s other side.

[BREAKING NEWS!

Two business tycoons allegedly having an affair?!]

Penny, Lily, and Wild raised their brows as they read the article. It was just a blind item—again. The article claimed that two business tycoons, both married to their respective partners, were caught having an affair.

Pictures of Penny and Zoren taking a night walk while holding hands, and another where they appeared to be kissing, were attached. Though their faces were blurred, everyone knew it was them.

Penny blinked and muttered, "Oh."

Wild and Lily pressed their lips together and nodded in understanding. Their minimal reaction only made the other four fume.

"Miss Penny, this isn’t the first time you and Mr. Pierson have been caught in a scandal," Hayley finally said in frustration. "With all due respect, this is the umpteenth time you and Prime Group have been involved in such rumors." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The case about Prime Group’s market manipulation had just subsided, but Penny’s alleged affair had been the talk of the town for weeks. It even took over the news of corruption, and some prominent figures were caught in this huge scandal involving Cassandra’s case.

"I respect you, but this needs to stop," Hayley remarked. "We need the truth now. Are you and Mr. Pierson having an affair?"

Teddy nodded slightly, dismay on his face. Even though Teddy had seen Zoren present during the incident, he hadn’t thought much of it. After all, there were many people there, and Jonathan was Zoren’s fake "brother." So, naturally, he’d be there.

Shawn, on the other hand, just smiled awkwardly. He wasn’t here to confront Penny about these scandals. He had come to stop his colleagues.

After the incident, Shawn had wanted to turn himself in. He knew he should pay for his involvement. However, since he hadn’t committed any other crimes in the last ten years, there wasn’t much to build a case against him.

Thus, he ended up back at Prime Group. Penny had accepted him with open arms, though not with the same salary grade. That, one could say, was Shawn’s punishment—along with some extra unpaid hours of work for the next year.

"Penny, this news is all so ridiculous," Patricia spat, arms crossed. After a sigh, she dropped her arms, walked to the vacant seat, and picked up her barbecue to eat. "If it’s true, just say so. It’s not like I’m leaving—Hayley might, though."

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