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?"

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

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

himself in that situation. "I'm

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

on her face slowly disappeared, replaced with mild

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188 Why? Are y

part of the

much, did I?" she wondered. I only showed off that I

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 would

seem to take her words to heart. "I

as he suddenly looked so

really sure if I'm fit to do that, but we can try," She scratched the back of her head, afraid he would

couldn't smack his head and intimidate him just like how she would

Thanks." Atlas nodded and took a step

pull the door closed.

a subtle smile. "I'm talking

thanked me

That book helped me a lot and, in a way, built my confidence and humbled me at the same time.

the door in disbelief. When Atlas thanked her for the book recommendation, she brushed

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

my allowance

face twisted into three different expressions in a matter of seconds. "Well." Penny shrugged and walked back to her bed.

life, Atlas was able to step into the star section on his own, it was better to make sure he would still do that. After all, before, Atlas

club and was focused on his

The next day....

Bam!

Bam!

Plak!