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?"

need to tell me things

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

Hugo 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 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 second

you angry at

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Atlas tilted his head to the side. "It's not my family, and it's not my business. The battered wife chose to protect her abuser, blatantly abandoning her daughter in the process. I sympathize with them, but at the same time, I'm just seventeen. Even if it bothered

"Right."

Atlas said was his honest thoughts about the story, but he also understood that he and Hugo were different in many

his eyes

said it's my

in here tells me you blame

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

belong, but I'm just saying even the

like the feeling

feel many more times. You have to get used to it and use it as motivation to be in power to actually

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

reached the door, Hugo's

you sound like you were exposed to it?" Hugo kept his eyes on his brother's figure, watching Atlas slowly look back at

confessed. "But that's entirely a different story. In a way, I sort of

star

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

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 told himself. "I'll climb

offer before. However, he knew that if he enlisted, he had to leave home. He didn't want to leave

determination

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