Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1667

Chapter 1667: Impressive as always

[PRIME GROUP: CEO’s Department]

Shawn furrowed his brows, looking at the empty spot where Hayley would usually spend her day working.

"Teddy, what do you think is going on?" he asked, shifting his focus to Teddy. "Not just Hayley, but Patricia was also absent. Then Miss Penny is running late today."

"Miss Penny has an emergency to attend to." Teddy kept his focus on his work while responding indifferently. "Didn’t you get the memo? I had to move her schedule. You should be up to date with that as well."

Shawn sighed. "I know that Miss Penny has an emergency, but isn’t it strange that she suddenly approved Patricia and Hayley’s leaves when the two of them were in the middle of a task?"

This time, Teddy’s hands paused on the computer. He thought about it for a second before casting Shawn a look.

"Don’t overthink it," he said. "There’s probably a good reason for that."

After saying that, Teddy resumed his work. However, unlike his detached demeanor, he couldn’t help but wonder the same thing.

Shawn sighed once more, nodding as he reluctantly picked up where he left off. With that, the two of them quietly worked in the department. It didn’t take long for them to notice the difference in Hayley’s and Patricia’s absence.

Even though Hayley wasn’t particularly loud, there were a lot of quiet moments in the office. Her presence had a distinct addition to the atmosphere. It was the same for Patricia, even though she would stay outside Penny’s office instead of their department.

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[Back to the hotel’s penthouse.]

Penny sat on the one-seater couch while the other three were on the couch. After she had reassured them that Priscilla was alive, their faces brightened. They still carried exhaustion, probably from the lack of sleep, but they were much better now than moments ago.

"I didn’t realize I hadn’t eaten anything this whole morning," Patricia muttered mid-chew.

Hayley also stuffed her mouth, making one wonder if she was stress-eating or just hungry. Maybe both.

As for Theo, he ate the food Penny had ordered for them carefully.

Penny observed the three, still torn between sighing in relief and giving them longer breaks. Even if they looked fine now, she was still worried.

"Anyway..." she trailed off when the three suddenly paused, turning to look at her with food stuffed in their mouths. Her face contorted, jerking her chin mildly. "Why don’t you eat first? Let’s discuss some things about last night."

They shook their heads, chewing fast and swallowing almost instantly.

"Miss Penny, I want to talk about it now!" Hayley intoned as soon as she finished swallowing. "If there is something else we need to watch out for or keep in mind, I want to know now."

"Me too!" Patricia nodded. "If she’s not pressing charges, what does she want?"

Theo rocked his head. "We can always settle privately. I can handle the negotiations since we’ve bothered you enough."

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