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"I hate her!" Slater barged into Atlas's room and exclaimed. "That crafty girl! She's purposely making me angry!"

He threw himself on the comfortable lazy couch, fuming.

Atlas, who asked his family not to be disturbed, ignored him. He continued to answer the problem on his study desk.

"Big brother, that crafty piglet did that on purpose!" Slater continued in frustration. "She's trying to take mom and dad away from us!"

"Atlas, I..."

Suddenly, Hugo also came into Atlas's room, only to stop when he saw Slater unloading his anger in this

room.

"What are you doing here, Slater?" asked Hugo with a slight frown. "Atlas is studying for his exam."

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"I'm frustrated!" Slater grumpily glared at him. "It's that piglet's fault! Not only she is replacing Nina, but she's

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also putting a wedge between us and our parents."

Slater jumped from his chair and encouraged, "We need to come together and stop her madness!"

"If there's madness that needs to be stopped, that's yours," Atlas, who couldn't ignore his little brother anymore, gazed up at Hugo. "What do you need?"

Hugo raised a notebook and approached. "I've been stuck in this problem and I need to understand it for

tomorrow's recitation."

Atlas quietly took the note and opened it to the bookmark.

Seeing his brothers' nonchalance, Slater's lips curved deeply.

"Are you not concerned about this?!" he exclaimed angrily. "Someone is invading our territory and now she's winning!" @

"Slater, I know you're frustrated, but vent it

elsewhere." Hugo's voice was cold and commanding. "If you think she's taking Mom and Dad's attention, then you should disappear for 13 years. Otherwise, leave Atlas alone."

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"Let him be," Atlas said without giving them a look. "Slater is just worried about Nina."

a little sorry for his

another child?" Slater frowned dejectedly at his brothers. "How

back to Slater. "Also, I'm about to enter my junior

planning to enter the military, so he also

sister we never knew until now. I'd rather

Slater was not appeased, they could only shake their heads and sigh. For them, as long as Penny stayed out of their way and didn't bother them, they wouldn't say

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pitiful," Hugo commented quietly, thinking of how she would stay out in the cold while ever

at his brother,

the two elder brothers moved past the talks of Penny, Slater hadn't. He darted his eyes between the two, displeased that they

on.

*****

name for her kitten and her rain frog. She named the kitten, "Chunchun" and her

swaying to and fro behind her, cupping her face, eyes on the floor where Chunchun and Tiana

first life, I didn't have any companion," she said. excitedly. "It's nice to have some companions

life, Penny always kept to

naranta wag

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with them. She was too shy to open up and when she finally did, she shortly

forgot why was I outside in the first

of the bed, sticking her legs out to prop on the floor. With her weight, sitting up was a challenge. Hence, she managed to find

she wanted to know if Haines had already come home. But when she reached the last step of the stairs, she caught

lit up when they fell

him.

she

bounce in his direction.

I forgot to tell you why I

jumped to his side. Her

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with those deep

slightly tilted

home late, but also leave so early in the

did she

the house on purpose because she knew he had

making him rest?

a genius, and

need to ask you for a

laughed at his silly thoughts.

need to turn my

"You have money?"

frown. "I'm scared that my money will

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