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?"

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

time. Atlas would say things

troublemakers in the station even said that this country is the best place to live if you're a criminal. What he said made

frowned. "Aren't you angry at

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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

"Right."

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

his

said it's

you sulk in here tells

again. Deep in his heart, he had to admit he was

where it doesn't belong, but I'm just

like the feeling I felt today. I felt useless

felt today is something you'd feel many more times. You have to get used to it and use it as motivation to be in power to actually make a

okay, I'm going back to my room," he added and turned around to

Atlas reached the door, Hugo's

reality Mom and Dad hadn't exposed us yet... how come you sound like you were exposed to it?" Hugo kept his eyes on his brother's

felt powerless not long ago," Atlas confessed. "But that's entirely a different story. In a way, I sort

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on his brother until Atlas closed the door behind him. The corner of his lips curled up a bit, shaking his head

back from the headboard and flung his legs out of the bed. He rested his hand on either side of

don't want to be weak, he told himself. "I'll climb my way

enlisting 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 enlisted, he had to leave home. He didn't want to leave Penny and her

after today, the determination in his

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need to be higher than an officer to