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."

sighed, feeling a little sorry

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

sister." Atlas snapped his eyes back to Slater. "Also, I'm about to enter my junior year. This year is about preparing us for that and I'm taking it

so he also needs high grades unless

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

they cast their attention on Slater. Seeing that Slater was not appeased, they could only shake their heads and sigh. For them, as long as Penny stayed out of their way and didn't bother them, they wouldn't

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of how she would stay out in the cold

his brother, and the latter nodded.

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

on.

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a name for her kitten and her rain frog. She

were swaying to and fro behind her, cupping her face,

companion," she said. excitedly.

life, Penny always kept to herself.

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

of, I forgot why was I outside

edge of the bed, sticking her legs out to prop on the floor. With her weight, sitting up

look for Butler Jen. It wasn't that late yet, so she wanted to know if Haines had already come home. But when she reached the last step of

eyes lit up when they fell on the laptop in front

him.

she called

girl bounce in his direction. "Penny,

tell you why

to his side. Her

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those deep dimples in

slightly tilted his

come home late, but

she

purpose because she knew

making him rest?

a little touched at the thought. He believed Penny was a genius, and so this wouldn't be

need to ask you for a favor!"

Haines quickly laughed at his silly thoughts. "What

turn my money into digital

"You have money?"

working!" Penny grinned proudly, but this only made Haines frown. "I'm scared