64 Blood is thicker than water

The next day, Penny was up early despite staying late tutoring Slater. She stayed with him almost all night to make sure he at least understood the lesson. It would be more efficient if he understood one lesson per subject every session. In that case, they could move forward easily.

Still in her pajamas, Penny carried a pad of paper and headed straight to Slater's room. Her body had grown accustomed to staying up late and waking up early since purchasing her laptop, but she wasn't sure of Slater.

"Knock knock!" Penny announced as she knocked on the door. "Slat

- Third Brother, time to wake up!"

Penny knocked a few times and when no one answered, she gazed up at the door.

'Don't blame me for being ruthless. Penny took a step back and kicked the door open.

The door opened with a bang, waking up Slater in an instant.

"Who's there!? I'm innocent! Please don't kill me!" he jumped on the bed, still half dreaming, half awake. 2

"Goodness... what kind of dream were you having?" Penny

scrunched up her nose, gazing at the dried drool on the corner of his mouth and his messy bed hair. She stood beside the bed and tossed a pad of paper to him.

When the pad landed on Slater's lap, he blinked a few times before clarity dawned on him. "Penny, what time is it? It's too early... can I

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sleep more?"

"I want answers to those questions after breakfast," she said in a commanding tone. "So no, you can't sleep more until you earn it. Chop chop." (2

After saying that, Penny quickly skipped away to start her morning.

Her brother, on the other hand, just stared at her helplessly. "Penny, close the door tss. She didn't close it."

Another deep sigh escaped Slater as he felt like his bed was pulling him down for an embrace. He usually sleeps more during the weekends, since it is his only time to relax and recover from all the bullying. But now, he also had to wake up early on the weekend because he had to study.

"How does First and Second brother do this?" he mumbled as his eyes inevitably landed on the pad of paper on his lap. "She'll kill me

if I doze off."

he dramatically bid it

****

her way back to her room when she heard her parents

Charles complained as he dragged himself to the main entrance of

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is thicker than

casual clothes, so Penny could tell wherever they were going, it

still

mumbled; it was her first time seeing her parents look so sleepy.

turns to watch them study. But even when they resigned to bed,

*

*

Allison should

cup of coffee while sulking in the front seat. "She

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last minute."

night. Give your

with his in-laws. To be fair, he gets along with his father-in-law

Charles was reluctant to

because of the situation.

everyone speechless. Knowing Allison's family, although they were kind people, they were also very strict on some terms.

out that Nina wasn't their real granddaughter. They never said

quickly changed when they found out Nina wasn't their real granddaughter. Plus, Allison thought it was best not to overwhelm Penny with all these new faces until she fully adjusted

Nina would be leaving tomorrow. Especially with that bet.

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is

the weekend, she had to leave for the

tell them she'd be staying with the elders," Haines

Haines, tell me and

Do you hate

would if she

just giving suggestions."

as an excuse... isn't

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