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

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"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?"

have a group to study with? All of them were from the top

don't tell me

even want to think about how he put himself in that situation. "I'm not neglecting it, but

I need to work hard twenty times more, he confessed, holding his hand tightly behind him as if that had been giving him the push to

shock on her face slowly disappeared, replaced with mild confusion. I didn't show off

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part of

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

you'd get into the top section even if you do it on your own," she said with certainty. He did it in the past, and she was certain he

to take her words to

he suddenly looked

not really sure if I'm fit to do that, but we can try," She scratched the back of her head, afraid he would stand outside her door all night

couldn't smack his head and intimidate him just like

nodded and took a step

saw him reach the knob and pull the door closed. But before he could fully close it, Atlas stopped. What

subtle smile.

thanked me for

lot and, in a way, built my confidence and humbled me at the same time. His short smile stretched a bit. "Good night." This time, Atlas closed the door while Penny

Atlas thanked her for the book recommendation, she brushed it off. Not

liked it when I meddle with his business,' she whispered. "But now,

my allowance

a matter of seconds. "Well." Penny shrugged and walked back to her bed. "It's better to be safe than sorry. I put the

their past life, Atlas was able to step into the star section on his own, it was better

club and was focused on his studies day

The next day....

Bam!

Bam!

Plak!