164 Day out

Meanwhile, in the shopping mall in the city...

"Penny" Slater called, holding an ugly-looking stuffed toy in front of his face.

When Penny turned her head, her face remained the same when she saw the horrendous

stuffed toy. But when Slater abruptly pulled it down, she flinched.

"Penny!" Slater gasped in disbelief. "How could you not flinch at the sight of this stuffed toy, but get surprised with my face?! I don't look as horrible as this one!" She deadpanned. "Really?"

"Hah!" he gasped again. "What's with that look?!"

"Nothing." Penny looked away and set her eyes on the rack of greeting cards before her. She rubbed her chin, scanning the variety of greeting cards.

Slater glanced at the rack curiously. "Is someone having a birthday? Why are you looking for greeting cards?"

"For future purposes."

Future purposes?

Slater observed her side profile, unable to stop his imagination from thinking of her bags. Penny had many different sorts of stuff in her bags to the point one would wonder if she was even bringing a ladder.

'Is this how she usually prepares what to put in her bag, so she's always ready? he wondered, assuming he was witnessing the 'behind the scenes' of her magical bag.

"That one!" Penny's eyes lit up and pointed at the top of the rack. However, she couldn't reach it. even if she tiptoed. Hence, she turned to Slater. "I like that one, but I can't reach it. Can you get it for me?"

"Which one?"

"That!"

Slater leaned his head closer to her index that was pointing at the card as if he could see better if he did. "That one with the red and purple color?

it

an order?" he frowned but still approached the rack to

their dismay, Slater could barely reach it

third brother in dismay. Looking at him, she realized Slater was still young and

forgot he's a late bloomer,' she mentally

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164 Day out

He didn't even have the nerve to face her right now

rack so huge and tall!?" he gasped. "Isn't this store for kids?! It's not kid's friendly!

concealed his embarrassment with his anger, a hand suddenly went over them and picked out the card. Looking back, all they saw was Atlas. "Is this what you want?" asked Atlas to Penny, ignoring the

smiled and nodded, accepting the card with both hands. "First brother, can you also get that other one? The

eyes to where she was pointing

too! The one next to

a word, his hand automatically veered

for her without

at my age?!" Slater lamented in dismay.

to give away to people. While Hugo and Atlas were already on it, Penny

there to help her! Yet, he couldn't even reach the top of the rack and as if she was mocking

Atlas asked as he handed the

from ear to

cards.

her check the cards one after another. "What are

"I couldn't see everything from the top

her until Slater blurted out,

Just buy all of them, Penny" Atlas agreed. "Dad gave

he remembered his father before

home until you maxed out that card! Buy everything that Penny needs and wants and everything that

Atlas, their father subtly didn't want them to come home ever. How

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