244 Home sweet home, indeed.
Meanwhile…
Knock, knock.
Atlas sat on the couch in his room, his laptop on the coffee table. When he heard a knock on the. door, he looked over his eyeglasses and watched as it opened.
There, peeking her head in, was Penny.
“Penny,” he called as he took off his eyeglasses. “What is it this time?”
Penny left the door slightly ajar and skipped over to where he was. Bouncing a little on the couch, she stretched her lips into a wide smile until her teeth were showing.
“I don’t feel safe with that smile, Penny,” Atlas confessed, looking at her suspiciously. “What did you do?” a
“First Brother, I haven’t done anything yet!” 5
“Yet. So you’re planning on doing something?”
Penny sucked in her inner cheeks and puckered her lips. “It’s harmless.”
But her face told him it wasn’t harmless at all.
“What is it?” Atlas leaned back and faced her squarely. “Is it about your company? Didn’t you like the building I told you about? Do you want me to look for another place?”
“No, no, it’s not that at all! The building and the location are perfect!” she waved both her hands. in front of her. “First Brother, I met Nina, and she told me about the situation in the Bennet Family”
As soon as Atlas heard this, his lips curved downward. “I told her not to tell you about it.
“And if she didn’t tell me, I wouldn’t know you’re willing to marry another man for my sake.”
He froze as his face slowly turned red, making her giggle. Atlas reached for the cushioned pillow beside him and threw it straight at her face.
“Shut up,” he breathed out.
“Not. Penny.”
Penny chuckled and grabbed the pillow, pulling it down from her face. “If you’re so embarrassed. about it, why say it?”
Atlas avoided her gaze for a reason. Wasn’t it obvious that he was trying to protect her from the elders‘ interests? Although Atlas wasn’t joking about that. After all, he was the eldest and had to protect his younger siblings no matter what even if they were already adults, s Penny chuckled weakly and placed the pillow on her lap. “First Brother, I have a plan.”
“A plan?” Atlas arched a brow and gave her a look. “What plan?”
“Hehehe.”
“Penny, save the evil laugh for later. Tell me first. Her laughter was making his heart leap
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ome sweet home, indeed.
after all. “What are you thinking this time?”
tioned that there aren’t any unmarried female descendants on the other side. So the t target is me!” Penny summarized casually. “But what if I’m not available anymore?” appeared between Atlas’s brows. “Tell me I’m following this wrong”
rried,” she simplified, confirming Atlas’s guess.
said coldly, with a tone of finality. “Not gonna happen.”
ther, I’m saying this to make things easier for all of us.”
the
hat did
ated. “Why?”
romised you that you don’t have to worry about that. Even Dad gave you his word not bout it, Atlas remarked solemnly while looking into her eyes. “Just let it go. I’ll handle
randpa gives his share to our cousin?”
be it. Atlas nodded. “If he does, I’ll watch how that fool drags our entire clan down. And when he does, they won’t be able to come to me for help once the inevitable happens.”
Penns
ldn’t help but smile at her brother, a little proud of the man he had become. But then s was always like this, even in their previous life. He was unmoved and unbothered, you like
Shimane decisive.
er hands
t want our family to go down,” she expressed. “The elders paved the way for our dad and Unch Haines. However, Dad and Uncle Haines took the business to heights we would’ve net
ched. And because of that, they were able to hand over the business for you to maintain ts stability.”
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never
That was true.
kem
Compared to her first life, the Bennet Family was more of a middle–class family in the world of depillowBut when Atlas took over, he boosted the company to new heights.
In this life, Penny’s meddling when she was thirteen and fixing an issue gave Charles and Haines more leverage.
pssed didn’t want to take all the credit because she only gave them a resolution and a plan. Her father and uncle were the ones who executed it perfectly and maximized its potential. In other words, Global Prime Logistics had a more solid footing before it was handed over to Atlas in this
“How can we hand the business over to someone else and let them reap what our father and Uncle Haines sow?” Penny grumbled. “We’re the Bennets. Since this is a family matter, pride should be the least of our concerns.”
She hugged the cushion and fluttered her eyelashes coquettishly. “I’m getting married.
“To who?” Atlas was dismal, but at the same time, he understood her argument. It wasn’t like he
hand tha huninana ause
The addar uara a stukkaen hunok “Nant
“Brother, do you think I nad wine to gaw
Her brothers and father weren’t where she was, but she was surrounded by a bunch of ex–cons. She only went on a few dates, and they left with their tails between their legs, never to contact her again. Haines was one thing, but Wild was another. That man was truly wild.
I’ve simply accepted that my love life eventually grew wings,‘ she thought, sighing deeply.
Meanwhile, Atlas smiled in satisfaction.
“I see.
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