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.

confused laugh, scratching his temple with his index finger. "Penny, you're not telling me you're actually going along with First Brother's silly idea, right? I mean, rebirth? What

Brother to stop whatever idea is

Hugo. "Hugo, I might not say anything

sensing a chill

Uh oh.

to Penny, then caught Zoren's

but when he did, he saw no

who was

his brother. But his

time..." Atlas trailed off, recalling something from

"Huh?"

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

accident, and if it weren't for the red sports car ramming into the other car, he couldn't even imagine what would have happened

The latter hadn't meant to, but he had mentioned that Slater hadn't been taking his sports car home. When Atlas asked, Butler Jen innocently mentioned that Slater had

woken up and returned to work, Stephen Bennet was working with them, and Atlas had a lot on his plate, especially after entering Pierson

so, it had lingered in the back of

at Slater.

lips into a thin line and hung his

even someone like him,

on everything, didn't know what to

can you guys please make sense of

from behind Zoren's seat. He walked to the side, facing the four of them. "Penny, 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

expressions were mild and defeated. The usual traces of distress under

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