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Normally, once theye home from school, the children would go to their rooms to change and rest until dinner. As would be studying while Hugo would take a short nap. As for ter, he would just be in his room.
But tonight, even before dinner, the family was in the family room just to talk about anything. Of course, what happened in the school was brought up. It was more about the crazy fans and Ray, though. The boys didn’t want to talk about Nina because it would only ruin the mood.
When Butler Jen called for them, they had dinner together. Haines was already in the dining when they arrived, and together with Haines, they continued their casual chats.
“Uncle Haines, did you alsoe to school today? Penny asked out of nowhere, making Haines’s brows elevatc.
“Yes,” Haines answered, sparing her with the other details. “Why are you asking?”
Penny pursed her lips before her eyes squinted. “Did you meet my homeroom teacher, Uncle?” “Miss Sandford?”
“Yes”
“Of course.” Haines nodded with a smile. “You’re right. She’s a kind person.”
Penny observed Haines’s expression and was secretly in dismay. How could his uncle talk about Miss Sandford as if he didn’t have any appreciation for her beauty or character?
<i>‘</i><i>Uncle </i><i>Haines </i><i>really </i><i>is </i>like a <i>wall</i><i>,</i>‘ she wept inwardly. I <i>thought </i><i>if </i>he met <i>Miss </i>Sandford, <i>she </i><i>would </i>be able to dazzle him! I <i>don’t </i>want him to be <b>an </b><i>old </i>bachelor!
Unaware of what was going on inside Penny’s mind, Haines tilted his head a little to the side. “Why are you asking Penny? Don’t worry. I already told her that the next time she let some bullies pass without taking any action, she’ll have to quit the school.”
“…” Penny gasped in dismay, wide–eyed. ‘Nooo!!!!
Even the devil on Penny’s shoulder wept as they watched Haines’s love life grow wings and fly <b>away</b>.
Unlike Penny’s woes, the boys were pleased to hear Haines’s timely action. Charles also nodded in satisfaction.
“Haines, Miss Sandford tried her best to give Penny justice, she expressed <b>as </b>she understood. Miss Sandford’s dilemma. “The headmaster has already given us notice. We’ll see if they’d stop this bullying in school because if not…”
The gentle Allison, for the first time, showed sharpness. “I will not forgive them even if the headmaster apologizes on his knees<b>.</b><b>” </b>
Penny let out a helpless sigh and mentally shook her head. She knew her family <b>was </b>simply
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<b>him </b>as an adult because he was always on the base. Moreover, he died even before Penny.
But hearing them say all of this, hearing them apologize and own up their negligence, didn’t feel bad at all. An apology, an admittance from them… was all she wanted to hear before. They might be apologizing over something different, but it still didn’t feel bad.
Her face softened, and her heart felt a lot warmer than normal. Her parents were also mildly surprised before they smiled in appreciation.
“We’ll do better,” As uttered, this time with determination. “I’ll do better as the big brother<b>.</b>”
Hugo nodded. “Me too. I’ll do better.”
“Penny, can you give us a chance?” ter frowned, almost as if he wanted to cry. “I know I always picked on you before, but I’ll share my choctes from now on! Just ask for permission… I’ll share”
Allison and Charles looked at each other before they turned to Penny.
“Penny, can you give us a chance to do better?” Charles inquired.
Allison huffed faintly. “Can <b>you</b>?”
For a moment, Penny didn’t answer, as she just looked at them quietly. Slowly, her lips curled up, and nodded.
Everyone smiled in satisfaction and heaved a sigh of relief. The boys then quickly took their spots in the family room just to talk about anything. As the family slowly moved on, Butler Jen, who was by the door, couldn’t help but smile.
<i>‘</i>She <i>really </i><i>is </i>the glue of the <i>family</i>,‘he thought. <i>‘</i>Back then, they were <i>also </i><i>like </i><b><i>this </i></b><i>until </i>the <i>young </i><i>madam </i><i>gave </i><i>birth </i><i>to </i>the <ist </i><i>child</i>.”
Butler Jen quietly closed the family room to give the family some time to bond more.
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Penny secretly mending her broken heart, trying to think of how she could set up Haines and Miss Sandford. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.
Just onest try, she told herself.
If this didn’t work, then she would work hard and find her uncle a more suitable prospective wife.
After dinner, Penny excused herself to her room with the reason she had to do some housework. Before her brothers could say anything, she bolted away after saying she’de to the library in an hour.
When she reached her room, Penny sat down in front of her study desk to do some borate nning. The n of briefly letting Haines know about Miss Sandford’s existence was not enough. Hence, Penny quickly wrote down all the following events that the school was expecting before the school year ended.
While Penny was determined and wrote in her notebook like crazy, a knock was suddenly heard. She was so focused she didn’t notice it until a voice reached her ears.
“Penny?”
Penny stopped and turned her head, only to see ter by the door. ter looked around her room cautiously, as if wondering where her pets were.
“Butler Jen took them out for a night walk,” she exined and turned her bottom to face the door. “Third brother, what are you doing here?<i>/</i>said we’ll start our study session in like
forty–five <b>minutes</b>.”
“I know.” ter awkwardly came to her room and marched to her bed, sitting down on the edge. “I just… need someone to talk to.”
She tilted her head to the side, not expecting that the someone he would go to talk to was her. “Why me?”
“Because you’re the only one who knows about my situation. ter frowned. “I want to talk about that”
“Oh.” Penny was a bit taken aback, assuming ter would try to decide on his own. She didn’t expect him toe to her brothers, let alone to her. Well, ter had nothing to hide from her.
Penny closed her notebook and jumped out of the chair. She then sat beside ter on the bed. “What’s on your <b>mind</b>?” she asked. “Do you want toe forward as well?”
Currently, the headmaster’s office is inviting all the victims of bullying toe forward. She heard a few peopleing forward. To be fair, Lily was also urging Ginnie to tell the headmaster about her sufferings under Patricia’s tyranny.
Unfortunately, Ginnie didn’t want to. Though her excuse <b>was </b>not because she was scared of Patricia, but because Patricia was already being punished. And Ginnle simply wanted to move on
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from it with her friends.
“I don’t know,” he whispered and looked down. “A part of me wants to have the courage to step forward, but another part of me stops me.”
“Why?” asked Penny curiously. “Are you scared Keith would pick on you more if youe forward?”
“To be honest?” ter slowly raised his head and looked at her, smiling helplessly. “I’m not scared of him. At least, what he will do doesn’t scare me now.”
“Then why are you reluctant?”
“Because if I do, it might break Mom and Dad and our brothers as well. A thinyer of tears shone in his eyes. “You saw how they reacted. It’s okay now. In a way, you weren’t harmed because you could fend for yourself. But if they find out that I even had to doundry every single night without anyone knowing… I’m scared it would break them.”
Hearing his reason, Penny now didn’t know what to tell him. Coming forward was bravery, and she thought ter would move on from it if he faced the problem. But hearing his reasoning now, she knew it was a valid point.
“Up to you,” she said. “I don’t know what to tell you, but… was not telling them protecting them? Or protecting the people who hurt you? Moreover, I don’t think you’re at the point where you should protect our parents.
<i>She </i>wasn’t the one to talk, but <i>Penny </i>had lived an <i>entire </i>lifetime to not <i>tell </i>the pranks to their parents.
ter could only stare at her and sighed. “I don’t know.”
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“Think about it.” Penny smiled and patted his back. “Whatever your decision is, I got your back. His heart warmed up at her remarks and without Penny’s expectation, ter suddenly wept and pulled her into his embrace like a teddy bear.
“Penny! Huhuhu! Why would you say something so moving?” he wept and held her like a doll. “Huhuhu! Why are you so soft?”
“Eh?” Penny’s face was nk and before she knew it, she had be a stuffed bear for ter’s tears and snot. 2
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