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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."

little sorry

you heard that Mom and Dad had another child?" Slater frowned dejectedly at his brothers. "How come you

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

enter the military, so he also

knew until now. I'd rather spend the energy in my training instead of

appeased, they could only shake their heads and sigh. For them, as long as Penny stayed out of

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

Atlas looked up 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 had given in to this invasion so easily. However,

on.

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

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

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

Penny always kept

with hor naranta wag afton

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

I forgot why was I outside in the first

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

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

lit up when they fell

him.

Haines!" she called

Haines furrowed his brows, watching the plump girl bounce in

to tell you why

jumped to his side.

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with those deep dimples in her

tilted his

late, but also leave so early in

she

on purpose because

making him rest?

genius, and so this

ask you

quickly laughed at his silly thoughts. "What favor

my money into digital

"You have money?"

Haines frown. "I'm scared that my money will disappear or will

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