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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."

о

"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."

feeling a little sorry

and Dad had another child?" Slater frowned dejectedly at

Slater. "Also, I'm about to

enter the military, so he also needs high grades unless he wants

we never knew until now. I'd rather

their heads and sigh.

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

his brother, and

elder brothers moved past the talks of Penny, Slater hadn't. He darted his eyes between the two, displeased that they had given in to this invasion

on.

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to think of a name for her kitten and her rain frog. She named the kitten, "Chunchun"

tummy happily. Her feet were swaying to and fro behind

said. excitedly. "It's nice to have some companions after so

Penny always kept

with hor naranta wag

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them. She was too shy to open up and when

forgot why was I outside in the

her legs out to prop on the floor. With her weight, sitting up was

know if Haines had already come home. But when she reached

up when they fell on

him.

she

plump girl bounce in his direction. "Penny, why

to tell you why

side. Her

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deep

slightly tilted

noticed that you always come home late, but also

did she

because she knew he had to

making him rest?

and so this wouldn't be a surprise. His smile, however,

you for a

silly thoughts. "What favor do you

need to turn my money

"You have money?"

I started working!" Penny grinned proudly, but this only made Haines frown. "I'm scared that my money will

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