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

217 Practice makes perfect. [Flashback]

A few nights ago, Atlas woke up earlier than usual. He slowly sat up, scratching his head, realizing he was waking up not on his bed. Seeing his family sleeping soundlessly in the family room, the initial panic in his heart quickly dispersed.

'Right,' he told himself, glancing at his second brother sleeping on his side. 'Slater suggested that we'd sleep together."

Atlas was so tired that he fell asleep as soon as the movie started. A sigh slipped past his lips as gloominess crept into his heart. Thinking about his first practice game with the basketball team, he felt pathetic. He gained this new respect toward Hugo and his teammates, but at the same time, Atlas knew he would drag the entire team down.

'But I can't take back what was said now, can I?' he wondered, gazing at Hugo before Atlas quietly slipped away.

Atlas stretched for a bit and walked out of the family room.

It was still early, but he could already hear some chefs from the kitchen. The smell of coffee also. wafted through his nostrils. But Atlas wasn't truly the type to eat right after waking up; he wasn't like Penny. Hence, Atlas went out for a morning walk. Fortunately, even though some of his muscles ached, it wasn't as severe as he imagined.

For some reason, Atlas found himself in the little basketball court the team set up in the mansion.

Picking up the ball, he gazed at it and sighed.

“Basketball is harder than I thought,” he mumbled, snapping his eyes to the ring. Atlas shot the ball, but the ball bounced off the ring. His face twitched, jogging to get the ball.

Again, Atlas tried shooting it from where he was, but to no avail.

it's not going in?" he wondered, casting the huge basket

bounce off the ring or completely miss it. There were times when

score even. with others blocking them. Yet, Atlas didn't even have anyone to stop him from scoring, but he kept missing.

father smiling. The first thing he saw was Charles's bed hair, making it appear his terrible haircut look worse. Charles placed down his mug of coffee on the ground and approached. He picked

217 Practice makes perfect.

way, stopping

extension of your body..." he explained,

little, he tossed the ball. Before the ball could even go into the ring, he faced Atlas with a

just throw the ball like an arrow. This

of his eyes. Both father and son slowly turned to the ball, watching it bounce on the ground a few times. "See?" Charles chuckled. "Son, you might not be athletic, but this should be easy for you. You

glanced at his father before he wordlessly picked the closest ball to him. "Let's see, he said, mimicking the position his father did,

still bounced off the

Charles tapped his shoulders mildly. "That pose is much better, so if your keep practicing, you'll eventually control your body and the strength

dejectedly before he sighed. "Dad, how come you're also good

asked." Atlas slid his

"Atlas, you're hurting your father's feelings!" z And Charles's

then, playing sports is the only way to kill time. I used to play basketball

why did you

chin and laughed. "Because your grandfather and I aren't

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