Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

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Meanwhile, Hugo stayed in his room as soon as they reached home. Since they left the station, his mind had been stuck on the family he encountered. He was in disbelief that such injustice could happen and even with the authorities involved, there was nothing that was done.

This was his first experience of another face of reality.

It was... infuriating - disturbing.

Knock knock

Hugo blinked and turned to the door, catching Atlas peek at the gap.

"You okay?" Atlas asked without even taking a step inside.

"Do I not look okay?"

"Yes"

Hugo chuckled and moved, adjusting his position on the bed. Atlas took this as an invitation to get inside the room, not daring to sit on his brother's bed with his outdoor clothes.

Yet...

"Why do you always lay down on your bed with your outdoor clothes?" Atlas couldn't help but ask. "That's disgusting"

"Did you come here to comfort me? Or criticize me?"

"Comfort you, but this habit is disturbing."

Hugo let out a deep sigh while Atlas decided to drop the subject.

"What happened while you were gone with Penny?" Like always, Atlas didn't beat around the bush. "I know something happened and you guys just don't want to tell us." "First Brother, is there something that goes past your eyes?"

tell me things for me to know. But because

sighed for the second time. Atlas would say things with such

what was important. "It's annoying, and it's disturbing. One of the troublemakers in the station even said that this country is the best place to live if you're a criminal. What he said made me angry, but at the same time, it says a lot of things. Atlas rocked his head. "I see. his reaction didn't share his

frowned. "Aren't you angry at what

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her abuser, blatantly abandoning

"Right."

his honest thoughts about the story, but he also understood that he and

he called, making his second brother lift his eyes back to

said it's

you sulk in here tells me you

them again. Deep in his heart, he had to admit he was a little regretful, and in a way, he

belong, but I'm just saying even the police

but I don't like the feeling I felt

have to get used to it and use it as motivation to be in power to actually make a difference. That's life that's the reality Mom and

back to my room," he added and

door, Hugo's question stopped

exposed us yet... how come you sound like you were exposed to it?" Hugo kept his eyes on his brother's figure, watching Atlas slowly

ago," Atlas confessed. "But that's entirely a different story. In a way, I sort of exposed myself to

the star section,

he resumed his steps. @ Hugo kept his gaze on his brother until Atlas closed the door behind him. The corner of his lips curled up a bit, shaking his head

felt helpless recently and even exposed himself in the reality of the weak... and yet, I've never seen him sulk. Hugo peeled his back from the headboard and flung his legs out of the bed. He rested his hand on either side of

want to be weak, he told himself. "I'll climb

teams poaching him. It wasn't like he never got an offer before. However, he knew that if he enlisted, he had to leave

the determination in

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