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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 for his little

you unhappy when you heard that Mom and Dad had another child?" Slater frowned dejectedly at

snapped his eyes back to Slater. "Also, I'm about to enter my junior year. This

military, so he also needs high grades unless he

waste of time. denying the sister we never knew until now. I'd rather spend the energy in my training instead of hating

Hugo shared looks before they cast their attention on Slater. Seeing that Slater was not appeased, they could only shake their heads and sigh.

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thinking of how she would stay out in the cold while ever one else was locking themselves in warm

looked up at his

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.

*****

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

laid on her tummy happily. Her feet were swaying to

companion," she said. excitedly. "It's nice to have some

first life, Penny always kept to

naranta

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shy to open up and when she finally did,

was I outside in

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

no time running out of her room to look for Butler Jen. It wasn't that late yet, so she wanted to know if

up when they fell on the laptop

him.

Haines!" she called

furrowed his brows, watching the plump girl bounce in his direction. "Penny,

forgot to tell you

side.

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deep dimples in her

tilted

late,

she know

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

making him rest?

and so this wouldn't be a

need to ask you for a favor!" she

thoughts. "What favor do you

turn my money into

"You have money?"

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

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