Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

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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."

feeling a little

you heard that Mom and Dad had another child?" Slater frowned dejectedly at his brothers. "How come you hadn't been saying

to Slater. "Also, I'm about to enter my junior year. This year is about preparing us for that and I'm

also planning to enter the military, so he

it's a waste of time. denying the sister we never knew until now. I'd rather spend the

Slater. Seeing that Slater was not appeased, they could only shake their heads and sigh. For them, as long as Penny stayed out

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commented quietly, thinking of how she would stay out in the

is?" Atlas looked up at his

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

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

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

life, Penny

naranta wag afton

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rarely conversed with them. She was too shy to open up and

I forgot why was I outside

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 she

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

they fell on the laptop in

him.

Haines!" she

the plump girl bounce in his direction.

Haines, I forgot to tell you

side. Her smile was

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with those deep dimples in

tilted his

you always come home late, but also

did she

house on purpose because she knew he had to

making him rest?

was a genius, and

you for a

Haines quickly laughed at his silly thoughts. "What favor

to turn my

"You have money?"

Penny grinned proudly, but this only made Haines frown. "I'm scared that my money will disappear or will disintegrate if I keep them in