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

174 The learning continues for everyone

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?"

not superhuman to detect everything in one glance. I don't do fortunes like Penny, so people still need to tell me things for me to know. But because you're like an open book among us, it's easy to know when you're

second time. Atlas would say things

summarized the situation from start to finish. Not that he made the situation sound light, but he just told what was important. "It's annoying, and it's disturbing. One of the troublemakers in the station even said that this

angry at

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The battered wife chose to protect her abuser, blatantly

"Right."

thoughts about the story, but he also understood that he and Hugo were different in many

making his second brother lift his eyes

never said it's my

in here tells me you

had to admit he was a little regretful, and in a way, he felt

poke your nose where it doesn't belong, but I'm just saying even the

don't like the feeling I felt today. I

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

since you're okay, I'm going back to my room," he added and turned

the door,

how come you sound like you were exposed to

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

star section,

you can say that," he hummed before 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

he told himself. "I'll climb

in the military because of the major league teams poaching him. It wasn't like he never got an offer before. However, he knew that if he

after today, the determination in his heart fired

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