PAMPERED BY MY THREE BROTHERS: THE RETURN OF THE NEGLECTED HEIRESS-Chapter 1791: A collector’s warehouse

"So, we just have to make sure we will! Let’s go. I think we’re already here."

With that, Penny jogged ahead while Slater kept his eyes on her figure. As she jogged away, the smile on Penny’s face slightly faded.

To be honest, Penny’s reason for believing in Atlas wasn’t just pure faith in him. Zoren had already shared a lot of information about the Zorken Family and the Shadow Order with her. It was why she knew that even if she got the code, she wasn’t the right person to lead such a powerful group.

Even Zoren admitted he wasn’t fit.

Of course, the couple were capable. However, they couldn’t because Atlas was already determined. Besides, with Atlas’s experience at Global Prime Logistics and his seamless transition to the Pierson Corporation, this was just another transition for him.

Besides, she knew Atlas would find a way to regain some form of freedom, even after making the Shadow Order kneel.

With that, her smile returned.

Meanwhile, Shawn glanced at Slater quietly before following Penny, walking past him. It took Slater a while to catch up.

"Of course, First Brother will be alright," Slater muttered to himself, dragging his feet to catch up with them.

Just as she said, they reached the area the grandma had told them about, and, as expected, they found a small, abandoned-looking hut. Still, the three of them entered and followed the grandma’s instructions, searching for any secret door on the ground.

As they searched, Slater soon felt something underneath the pile of dry leaves. Clearing it with his hand, he caught sight of a small rectangular metal plate.

"Penny!" he shouted, making Penny and Shawn pause.

The other two quickly rushed to where he was, finding the metal plate on the ground. They exchanged looks before Slater gazed down and pulled the plate up.

As soon as he did, a button was revealed beneath it.

"Should I press it?" Slater asked, looking up at the two. "It might trigger a bomb or something."

"I’ll do it," Shawn volunteered, nodding at Slater, then Penny. "Please wait outside, Miss Penny."

"But you might explode," she said.

Shawn offered a thin smile. "It’s alright. If it’s a bomb, then it can’t be helped. But like you said, you trusted the old lady. So, I’m choosing to trust her as well."

Penny blinked, while Slater already got to his feet.

"Let’s go, Penny," Slater remarked without a second thought, having no issues sacrificing Shawn if needed.

"Oh, right." She nodded, then looked at Shawn encouragingly. "Don’t worry. It’s not a bomb... I hope."

With that, Slater and Penny rushed outside the small hut, moving to a distance. Shawn, on the other hand, gazed at the open entrance. There was no door, so he could see Penny and Slater’s figures moving further away.

A shallow breath escaped Shawn as he crouched, his eyes on the button. There was only one red button, and even though the old lady had mentioned it, it was better to be safe than sorry.

"Whatever it is..." he whispered, reaching for the button. After another deep breath, he finally pressed it.

Shawn squinted, waiting for any "kaboom" that could kill him. However, nothing happened. What he heard was just a mechanical sound after pressing the button.

"Huh?" He furrowed his brows, looking around. Nothing had happened. His eyes fell on the button again, which was now glowing red. "What now...?"

Just as he asked, the ground beneath him began to shake. The lines between his forehead deepened, prompting him to jog out of the abandoned hut.

The tremor in the ground intensified with each passing second, making it feel like the entire structure was tilting. Shawn jumped out just in time and ran a few paces before stopping and looking back.

Beep... beep... thud!

Penny and Slater, who were standing behind the first tree line, furrowed their brows. They watched as Shawn rushed out of the hut, nearly rolling on the ground in the process. But their eyes didn’t linger on him; they both walked out from behind the tree, their eyes fixed on the open entrance of the hut.

"What in the world...?" Slater blurted out, unaware that both of them had already reached Shawn’s vantage point.

Shawn was staring at the abandoned hut, seeing something inside. "What is that?"

They exchanged glances before approaching the entrance carefully. Once inside, the three of them froze, eyes on the open ground. A large staircase led downward. But it wasn’t just the staircase— the entire floor of the hut tilted slightly, leaving only a narrow space for them to stand.

"Wow," Penny blurted out. "Granny didn’t tell us this."

"What’s down there?" Shawn wondered, only to hear Slater reply, "We’ll find out." He then approached the stairs.

Penny and Shawn hesitated for a moment before following him. There were no lights on the stairs, so they proceeded carefully. As they walked, their hands brushed the wall for any hidden switches. Shawn only found one when they reached the landing.

"I think this is the switch," he said, not hesitating to press it.

As he did, lights suddenly flooded the underground floor. The three of them shut their eyes against the blinding light, taking their time to peek.

"Holy..." Slater muttered, peeking from one eye. The others followed, their mouths hanging open and their eyes wide in shock.

In the underground space, what greeted them as the lights turned on were cars—various vehicles.

"Is that—is that a tank?!" Penny gasped in shock, finally walking in to examine the vehicles in the unbelievably large space.

The other two followed, walking cautiously as they took in the different types of vehicles inside.

"It looks more like a collector’s warehouse," Shawn muttered, eyeing a vintage classic car parked there. "I heard there are only two of these in the world."

Slater didn’t respond, his eyes feasting on a line of sports cars. He didn’t want to get distracted, but eventually, he stopped in front of them, his eyes sparkling.

"I need this in my life."

"Wow! Wow!" Penny cheered, fawning over a military tank. "This is so cool! Should I choose this?"

Her voice trailed off as she caught something out of the corner of her eye. When she turned, her heart skipped a beat as her eyes landed on a classic big bike. She waved at the military tank as if telling it to forget about her, before she walked over to her next love—the big bike.

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Minutes later, the area outside the abandoned hut grew eerily quiet. Despite the loud noises echoing across the island, this place remained rather peaceful until—

VROOM!

Suddenly, a large tactical truck roared out from the inside and crashed through the hut, destroying it from the inside once and for all.

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