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

Chapter 1268: Quadrilateral

Whatever Hugo had in mind was not part of Lily's plan. She had planned to use Hugo as decoration in this love triangle. After all, Max and Hugo had been competing for years, and even now, there was always tension between them.

In her mind, if Max found out that Ginnie had been in love with Hugo, it would hit his ego enough to make him pursue her. Max was the type to let go of things, even if it hurt. He had given up basketball and found joy in owning a team instead. She didn't want him to suppress his feelings until they faded away-she wanted to push him into action.

But Hugo? He somehow thought Max had feelings for him. Where had he even gotten that idea?

"Are you talking about me?" Max frowned at the group, having had just enough drinks to stay composed. Unlike them, who were obviously drunk, he could still take himself home.

"Uh, no!" Lily perked up, flashing him a smile. "We were just talking about something else! That's all!"

"Why don't you join us?" Grace suggested, rising from her seat and offering her hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you. My name's Grace, from..."

Knowing Max's reputation, she casually introduced herself. Max gave her a cold glance, making her eyebrows rise at the sharpness in his eyes.

'Someone's not in a good mood,' Grace thought, about to withdraw her hand when he suddenly clasped it.

"Just call me Max," he said with a smile, confusing her even more with his sudden shift in attitude. When he let go of her hand, his gaze landed on Hugo.

"Hey, why are you hiding so pathetically? Did you think I wouldn't recognize you?" Hugo, still covering the side of his face, awkwardly looked up. "Hey," he laughed nervously. "Good to see you, Max."

"Tch." Max clicked his tongue, clearly unimpressed. "Move."

"Uh, yes!" Hugo cleared his throat, signaling Grace to scoot over. She kindly did, but instead of sitting beside him, Max took a huge step forward and walked over Hugo to sit between them.

Grace: "..."

Hugo: "..."

Ginnie: "???"

Lily: "!!!!"

The four of them stared at Max, each with a different reaction-mostly confusion and surprise. Lily, however, felt an uneasy chill creeping up her spine.

like Senior Hugo would outright confront

it in one

shifted to Ginnie, who sat beside her. Ginnie blinked a few

with a smile, making Max turn to her. "I didn't know you'd

Max cleared his throat and

because we really bonded back on the island!"

immediately

Bonded?

they remembered was Max seething in anger while Lily bossed him around. Was that how people bonded nowadays? Surely, frustration

"Really?" Ginnie blurted out.

for a server and ordered more drinks. "Let's drink,

while the others exchanged subtle

but Max

work at a firm..." He smiled. "Do you

but I don't think this is the place

Max said knowingly. "I just thought

and briefly glanced at Lily, who was visibly souring. Then,

believe he was genuinely interested in Grace. But

she intended to

knew such

"You two seem

to Grace. "Are you

shook

isn't all that bad, huh?" Max cut in before she

'Was I wrong?' He studied Max's expression. Just as he did,

arched a brow. "Were you planning to

like her, then good for you!" Hugo laughed awkwardly and slapped Max's back. Gor

pretty, you

horror. "No, you can't do that hey, Max! Don't tell me

This traitor!

laughter. She didn't even need Lily's explanation to piece everything

around Penny

was right,