Chapter 1205: Will you tell me, Penny?

The elders were a little worried about the children because this was not what they had expected. Seated in the living area, their faces were grim, and their eyes were full of concern.

"Grandma, they're probably just very tired," Allison's soft voice broke the heavy silence that had settled in the air. "It was a long flight, so it's normal for them to want some rest."

Old Mrs. Pierson sighed, knowing Allison was simply trying to console her.

"My wife is right, Grandma," Charles offered Old Mrs. Pierson a gentle smile. "For sure, tomorrow they'll all be talking nonstop about the trip. Right, Haines?"

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Haines, who had been dragged in here just because he lived with his cousin, scanned their faces. He nodded even before he could fully process the situation, shifting his gaze to the stairs.

"Hopefully," he said quietly.

But at the back of Haines' mind, Charles and Allison weren't exactly sure. Penny, Slater, and Hugo were acting quite normally-nothing really could faze those three. Sometimes, they would stare blankly at nothing for no apparent reason, just because it was fun. But Atlas? They knew something had happened.

The question was, what?

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[Hours ago]

"Yes."

When Penny's quiet voice slipped past her lips, there was nothing but silence that followed. Atlas's poker face remained unchanging, his eyes locked on her. Hugo, on the other hand, couldn't help but furrow his brows.

not telling me you're actually going along with First Brother's silly idea, right? I mean,

tell First Brother to stop whatever idea is growing in

at Hugo. "Hugo, I might not say anything to you now, but I

choked, sensing a chill down

Uh oh.

eyes back to Penny, then caught Zoren's

but when he did, he saw no reason to

at Slater, who was

eyes, not answering his brother. But his silence wasn't enough to stop Atlas

time..." Atlas trailed off, recalling something from the past. "It

"Huh?"

the one driving that red sports car, am I right?" he clarified, reminding Slater about the time Atlas had been conducting a personal investigation into

if it weren't for the red sports car ramming into the other car, he couldn't even imagine what would have happened to him. However, when

mentioned that Slater hadn't been taking his sports car home. When Atlas asked, Butler

only reason Atlas had let it go was that he didn't think it mattered anymore. Allen had woken up and returned to work, Stephen Bennet

had lingered in the back of his

Atlas arched a brow at Slater. "Is it true? That was

thin

his mouth, but even someone like him,

know what

make sense

Slater, I know you're scared of First Brother, but don't forget that even if he's the oldest, you have a responsibility to correct him when he's being ridiculous! This is just

Zoren slowly turned to Hago. Their expressions were mild and defeated. The usual traces of distress under

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