Chapter 12: Little beggar
When Penny came home, Allison and Charles were anxiously waiting for her in the family room. Their children were still in their school uniform with a look indiscernible. The second they saw her with Haines, the couple could only sigh in relief and sprinted to Penny to ease their anxiety.
"Penny, I thought something already happened to you!" Allison squatted in front of the chubby girl. "Why did you leave without telling anyone? Where did you go?"
Charles stood behind his wife, looking a little troubled.
Seeing their troubled faces, Penny felt guilt. "I didn't mean to worry you..."
"Tch! As if!" Slater jumped, yelling like a dog. "She probably left because she wants to snag more attention from mom and dad! Otherwise, there's no reason for her to leave the house!"
"Slater..." Nina held his arm to stop him. "Don't be like that. Maybe Penny just misses her aunt or she's unhappy with how things had been."
Huh?
Did Penny look unhappy at all?
Hearing Nina's assumptions, Slater's anger boiled even more. "Unhappy?! How can she still be unhappy when she eats everything she wants and has Mom and Dad's attention all for herself!?"
The couple looked at Slater worriedly.
Could it be that their actions until now made Penny unhappy? And that she was simply too shy to say that?
"Mom, Dad, this only shows how ungrateful she is!" Slater continued to fire shots at her, pointing at Penny accusingly. "Even if you give her the world, she wouldn't be satisfied and would want more! She —"