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

188 Why? Are you part of the bet?

"I need help with the final exam. Can you tutor me?"

For a second, Penny thought her ears were deceiving her.

"Haha!" she tugged her earlobes. "First Brother, I think my ears are playing tricks on me. What favor do you need?" z

"Professor Singh is only available on the weekends, but I don't want to take any chances. You bet on me, so you need to make sure you coach me to get the gold," he said with a straight face.

Penny was rendered speechless for the first three seconds before she squealed. "Ehh!?!?!"

"Can you help? Or is it too much of a bother?"

"First brother, I think you're sleepwalking!" Penny laughed nervously. "Why are you asking your little sister for help? Are you running with a fever?"

Atlas pressed his lips and sighed. "I know you're smart..." he paused and slid his eyes to the commer

" smarter than me."

*!!!" Penny scrunched up her nose and looked at him incredulously.

Was the world ending?

Looking back to her first life, Atlas never liked when someone was meddling with his affairs. Be it as an adult or as a teenager, he liked doing things on his own. It was why he always felt irritated with her when Penny was poking her nose where it doesn't belong, especially as adults.

There were times Penny would help him in the company, even if he told her not to. And because she was nosy, Penny ended up in prison because of one bad decision out of a thousand good

ones.

"Penny, it's alright," Atlas reassured, eyes fixed on her. "I've come to terms with it."

"But I haven't," she blurted out incredulously. "First brother, are you okay?"

"A bit." His face slowly turned solemn. "Will you help me?"

don't you have a group to study with? All of them were

brother, don't tell me you're tutoring them and neglected

He didn't even want to think about how he put himself in that situation. "I'm not neglecting it, but I'm a little anxious." Her brows rose, watching him shift his attention

what I saw, they've taken that bet seriously. If they're working hard, I need to work hard twenty times more,

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of

wondered. I only showed off that I know Slater's lessons, but that's

do it on your own," she said with certainty. He did it in the past, and she was certain he would do it again even without my

her

he suddenly looked

we can try," She scratched the back of her head, afraid he would stand outside her door all night until she agreed. "We can do a test run, but I can't guarantee

him

Atlas nodded and took a

Penny saw him reach the knob and pull the door closed. But before he

a subtle

already thanked me

it was not enough to express my gratitude. That book helped me a lot and, in a way, built my confidence and humbled me

three minutes, staring incredulously at the door in disbelief. When Atlas thanked her for the book recommendation, she brushed it off. Not because

liked it when I meddle with his business,' she whispered. "But now, he wants me to basically

my allowance

three different expressions in a matter of seconds. "Well." Penny shrugged and walked back to her bed. "It's better to be

the star section on his own, it was better to

the fan club and was focused on his studies

The next day....

Bam!

Bam!

Plak!