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

Chapter 1138: A calm menace

[Bonfire]

Nina and Finn walked back to the bonfire, holding hands. The smiles on their faces were peaceful, chuckling as they headed back. They had just come back after a short walk by the beach, but when they returned, all they saw was Allen.

"Uh, Sir Allen?" Nina called, confused. "What are you doing here all alone? Where's everyone?"

Allen, who was trying to enjoy his drink with a frown, looked up at the couple. "I don't know?" he shrugged. "I just bought a drink, and when I came back, everyone was gone! Good thing you two showed up!"

"Everyone's gone...?" Nina furrowed her brows and instinctively looked up at Finn. The latter shrugged, wordlessly saying he couldn't possibly know.

Allen let out a deep exhale, chugging down his beer. Having Nina and Finn around might make him feel better... or not. Because now that the couple was here, he just had to bitterly avoid their sweet interaction.

"That's... weird," Nina mumbled as she slowly sat down in their previous spot. "Did they just decide to take a walk or hit the pub?"

Finn kept his lips pressed into a thin line, gazing at the sulking Allen and then his confused fiancée. He offered Nina a smile, saying, "They probably just decided to buy something and will come back in a bit."

"Well... I guess you're right."

Yet, although Nina didn't seem to give it much thought, Finn couldn't help but gaze at where Penny, Atlas, and Zoren had been seated earlier.

'Something's telling me that... something's up.'

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[Atlas's Group]

areas were on the other side. Hence, they had to hurry. When

brother ever!" he beamed, gazing at Mark, who was walking beside him. "Did you just

point here," he murmured. "Sir Atlas might've squeezed out some information from the bartender, but that doesn't change the problem. We still haven't heard

a problem," Hugo smirked. "I can just beat the hell out

is cool." Hugo wiggled his brows, grinning. "I like it when

and even Penny would kneel and raise their hands over their heads when being scolded by Atlas. At this point, Mark was thinking

only showed the level of respect the other Bennet

walking ahead of them, suddenly stopped. He and Hugo raised their brows, setting their

didn't say anything, eyes on the sand. Slowly, he bent over and picked something up. It was a frog keychain. He stayed quiet,

have fallen and just had the same keychain as Slater's,' Atlas told himself, knowing Slater had recently been scammed for a keychain. But then, when his

not far from them, were Slater's

see the keychain Atlas was holding, his eyes caught

Atlas under his breath, looking back at them sharply. "Hugo,

eyes unblinking at Atlas. He nodded, and without a word, he marched past Atlas.

walked away, Mark stayed in his spot for a moment. He darted his eyes between Atlas, the keychain in his hand, and then at Hugo's retreating

him," Atlas whispered, looking up at Mark.

trembled. From the looks of it, it

A calm menace.

wasting a second, followed Hugo to the small pub the bartender had told them

would get an answer from here,

of the pub, Hugo drew a deep breath and stretched his neck from one side to the other. When he reopened his eyes, a glint flickered across them. The giddy little brother he was, admiring his First Brother, was gone. Not even the usual laziness that

was a few steps behind Hugo, he could see that the guy who would happily take someone on in a spar was nowhere in

as casually as he could: The moment he entered, everyone who was partying inside stopped and looked at the entrance. As

he entered. It only took a minute before someone flew out of the door. Atlas glanced at the man, who was scurrying his way out. But alas, as the man tried to crawl away,

the man looked up, only to see a pair of diabolical