PAMPERED BY MY THREE BROTHERS: THE RETURN OF THE NEGLECTED HEIRESS Chapter 1241: You kept them alive

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"No wonder Stephen Bennet surprisingly had a change of heart," Hugo hissed, thinking Stephen Bennet wouldn’t have done what he had if not for Slater interfering. "That old—"

"We can’t bla him," Penny replied, now sitting up with Renny’s head on her lap. "Stephen Bennet might be cruel, but... from what I’ve known about him, he would never do anything to ruin the entire Bennet family."

"He loves it. Even so, the situation is dire for him, and he has no way out," Atlas continued, nodding in understanding. "Slater rely gave him a way out, which is... us."

Slater nodded, his eyes back on Hugo. "Any one of us could have given him the chance. It just happened that I was the one who was there and picked up the bottle of pills in his possession. For him, it was his life and his family over others. And if I were in that sa situation, I would choose... you."

Another mont of silence fell on their shoulders as they processed the situation.

"So..." After another mont, Penny’s voice cut through the silence. "How could you not notice the person stalking you back then?"

Slater’s brows rose, juggling his mory for a while before he rembered the stalker who had attacked him months ago. "I knew I was being followed."

"Don’t tell you took all those innocent photos that you sent ..."

"For evidence," he said. "I wanted to deal with him in the future and use the excuse that he’s stalking . You’re smart, so I was sure you’d notice them once sothing happened. But... I didn’t realize you’d notice it sooner."

"..." Penny’s mouth was drawn into a thin line. "I know this is a serious situation, but who the hell are you?! That’s not how my third brother is supposed to think!"

"I know, right?" Hugo rocked his head. "He’s distracting right now."

" too." Zoren nodded in agreent. "It feels like a dream."

Slater frowned. "Stop daydreaming -- It’s still ! I’m always smart!"

"Uh-huh..." Penny and Hugo rocked their heads, briefly raising their brows, showing only their doubts.

"Also, I may be smart, but everything I showed and how I acted is the real !" Slater added, feeling like he had to protect his codic relief role here. "Nothing changed!"

"Enough, the three of you." Atlas waved dismissively. "There’s still more we haven’t discussed."

"But First Brother, aren’t you shocked yourself?!" Penny intoned. "It feels like he’s being possessed by another!"

"Say, Slater, can you recite a prayer?" Hugo wondered. "Let’s try to scratch off so other possibilities first."

Slater clenched his teeth, reminded how he just recited a prayer for long minutes not long ago to prove he wasn’t possessed. Was this really that important for everyone?

"What I don’t understand is... why Penny?" Atlas, ignoring his siblings, wondered aloud. "It doesn’t add up. The baby swap, Penny, our family, Dad’s history... and then Mint. For so reason, it sounds a little too random for a connection."

After all, if not for the trip, the Bennets (except Slater) wouldn’t even know about Mint’s existence.

"Ah," Slater snapped back to the real conversation and raised a hand. "One more thing, the Piersons were involved in the case."

This ti, Atlas and Hugo furrowed their brows. However, when they set their eyes back on Penny and Zoren, all they saw was the couple’s lack of reaction.

"You knew?" Hugo blurted out, watching Penny and Zoren look at each other. Hearing this, Slater also furrowed his brows. Penny wouldn’t have known because she was in prison.

"Well..." Penny massaged her nape and shrugged. "I ended up knowing."

She then grinned and flashed Zoren a smile. "It’s fate. We’re ant to be. And he’s been dead in love with from the beginning until now and for the next hundred lives."

"How did you know?" Slater, ignoring Penny’s comnt, wondered. "I don’t think that’s sothing you’d find out."

"Soone, who... also got reborn and rembers the first life, told ."

"Who?" Atlas’s inquiry was quick. "Who is it?"

Penny studied their faces and shrugged. "I can’t tell you who it is yet."

"Penny, we’re already in this situation. After listening to Slater’s story, I already know we’re up against really powerful people. However, that isn’t all of it. We’re not even halfway through this yet," Hugo stressed. "Isn’t it better to put everything on the table now?"

"I know, but I still can’t. I promised the person I’d protect them," Penny returned, her tone adamant. "I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can disclose who this person is. Even so, I can tell you what this person knows and has told ."

She paused and smiled at them. "Don’t worry. I trust this person now."

"At least, have soone else know about the situation," said Atlas, his eyes veering to Zoren. "If not us, then your husband."

"She already did," Zoren nodded at him. "I’m keeping an eye on them."

"Good." Hugo heaved a sigh of relief before massaging his head. "Still, this is a lot. First Brother got into an accident and Slater couldn’t find him, I died before I could do anything, our parents... Penny, then Slater."

After a second, Hugo snapped his eyes at Penny. "Thank you."

"Hmm?" Penny tilted her head to the side. "Why the sudden gratitude?"

"Our parents. You kept them alive," this ti, Atlas was the one to answer with his classic flat tone. "Although knowing there were others who retained their mories, such as this ally you ntioned, Slater’s stalker... you changed our lives, Penny. Otherwise, I don’t think we would be sitting here together if not for our parents’ guidance. Thank you for that."

Another wave of silence filled the room as they thought about what could’ve happened if their parents had passed early in this lifeti. They were certain they wouldn’t be who they were in their first life, but at the sa ti, they knew it wouldn’t be the sa.

Penny, though hard to admit, had to acknowledge that Charles’s death had affected them. Charles might have been like that, but her brothers looked up to him and respected him the most. Then, Allison fell into depression, and following her husband later numbed all of them.

Although death was inevitable, they still felt orphaned too early. Atlas was forced to beco the parent, but he didn’t really know what he was doing. Hugo had to pursue a career his father was against, and in the end, he ended up hating the career he once dread of. As for Slater, he was just not prepared because he was still a little boy at heart.

It wouldn’t justify their actions toward their sister, but Penny understood that. After all, she also felt that her already empty heart had beco even more barren with their passing.

"Jonathan Pierson knew." After the prolonged silence, Zoren’s calm voice brought them all back from their trance. He watched all of them lift their eyes to him. "Jonathan Russel, now Pierson, is just like Penny and Slater. He knew about the past and present, and he’s still one of the biggest threats at the mont."