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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."

a little

child?" Slater frowned dejectedly at his brothers.

"Also, I'm about

is also planning to enter the military, so he also

time. denying the sister we never knew until now. I'd rather

shake their heads and sigh. For them, as

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she would stay out in the cold while ever one else

Atlas looked up at his brother, and the latter

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

on.

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of Allison, Penny was able to think of a name for her kitten and her rain frog. She named the kitten,

chose, Penny laid on her tummy happily. Her feet were swaying to and fro behind her, cupping her face, eyes on the floor where Chunchun and

she said. excitedly. "It's nice

life, Penny always kept to herself.

with hor naranta

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

was

her legs out to prop on the floor. With her weight, sitting up was a challenge. Hence, she managed to find herself a way to get out of bed as quickly as

yet, so she wanted to know if Haines had already come home. But

eyes lit up when they fell on the laptop in

him.

she called

Haines furrowed his brows, watching the plump girl bounce in his direction. "Penny, why are you still

I forgot to tell you

to his side.

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with those deep

tilted

home late,

she know

be she left the house on purpose because she knew he had to

making him rest?

a genius, and so this wouldn't be a

you for a favor!"

thoughts. "What favor

to turn my

"You have money?"

saving up the moment I started working!" Penny grinned proudly, but this only made Haines frown. "I'm scared that my money will disappear or

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