Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 716

Chapter 716: Would it ever

[Prime Group]

"Hey, hey~" Yugi leaned on the doorjamb, eyes on Penny behind her desk. He raised a few pages of a document, smiling. "Guess what this is?"

Penny’s brows rose, and just seeing his face, her lips stretched into a smile. "Is it done?"

"Is that even a question?" he chuckled, walking in and dropping the papers in front of her. "Take a look. These are the initial entries, Penny."

"Hehe." Penny picked up the papers, skimming through them excitedly. "Wow, lots of familiar names, I see."

Yugi rocked his head, hands on the edge of the desk, his eyes on Penny. "Well, a million-dollar prize is bound to bring people out of the woodwork."

"Heh." Penny leaned back, pleased. "Good work."

"I didn’t do much." Yugi pushed himself away, blinking. "Penny, are you sure about this?"

"Yes." Penny tossed the papers back on the desk, looking him in the eye. "Why wouldn’t I be? I’m putting the software on the market, so I need to show everyone its value. Giving away a million isn’t so bad if the price ramps up afterward."

Yugi chuckled, still impressed by how sharp Penny was when it came to making money. "At this rate, you’re going to be richer than Atlas." _{frёeωebɳovel.com}

"Who said it’s a competition?"

"I did." Yugi winked, casually turning halfway before looking back at her. "Penny, about the car... I still haven’t heard from Atlas."

"Atlas has a lot on his plate right now, so you got to wait."

"Right, his assistant is being framed—damn." Yugi sighed, a little irritated that all this happened right when his car was supposed to be delivered. "Did they catch who did it?"

"From what I heard, Atlas is already on it." Penny pressed her lips together, studying Yugi’s face and noting the doubt in his eyes. "Hugo too, but so far, there’s been no progress in the investigation beyond Allen’s attempt to steal company data."

"Seriously?" Yugi scrunched up his nose, looking up. "Can I... help?"

Penny arched a brow. "You want to help so you can get your car?"

"Well, of course. Why else would I want to help your brother and add more work for myself? I’m already swamped here. Do you think I want to torture myself for no reason?"

"Well, it’s up to you." Penny shrugged. "But be careful."

"When have I not been careful?"

The corner of her lips curled up, and Yugi raised his brows meaningfully. "You knew?" she asked.

"About Hugo?" Yugi snorted, shrugging as he walked away. He waved without looking back, saying, "Your brother is more of a brute. Sometimes I wonder if his brain is muscle too."

"Haha. Don’t let him hear you say that," she quipped. "You’re dead if he finds out."

Yugi glanced back at her as he held the door. "That’s why I’m avoiding him at all costs. I’m going home early. Don’t stay here too late."

After that, Yugi closed the door as Penny laughed.

Her eyes twinkled as she read the event name: National Cyber Hacking Competition.

"Third Brother?" she called in disbelief, her face twitching as she narrowed her eyes suspiciously. ’I don’t feel good about this.’

"You’re the corporate who slaves people."

"Third Brother, don’t tell me you came here just to criticize me?"

"Of course not! I came because I missed you! Penny, isn’t it too early for you to go home?" Slater blinked, innocently changing the subject. "Let’s hang out!"

"..." Penny pursed her lips, thinking back to the last time she went out with Slater. She had wanted to reciprocate his affection and give him some of her time since she felt guilty for taking him for granted.

However, that memory reminded her of the scandalous article that appeared weeks later. Looking at Slater, her face contorted. The article had been bad enough, but Slater had even dared to pour fuel on the fire.

"Third Brother, about that article... was it resolved?"

"Nope!"

"Would it ever?"

"Depends!"

Penny felt her heart sink as she looked at him helplessly. He was grinning as if his name hadn’t been dragged into a ridiculous dating scandal. Not only that but she too was being linked with him in such a scandalous affair — it was ridiculous! But look at him!

"Let’s not go out," she sighed, and he instantly frowned. "Just come home with me. Goodness, I’m not about to add more fuel to an already burning fire."

The corner of his mouth stretched from ear to ear until his eyes squinted. "But it’s kinda nice! The rumor cut my admirers in half, and people call you the luckiest woman alive!"

"This isn’t luck," she muttered, continuing her steps while Slater happily followed her, wagging his invisible tail.