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.

not like Senior Hugo would outright

awkwardly grabbed his drink and downed it in one go. Meanwhile, Max flashed Grace a charming smile. Although

shifted to Ginnie, who sat beside her. Ginnie blinked a few times before chuckling at the

making Max turn to

cleared his throat

really bonded

and Ginnie immediately furrowed their

Bonded?

two of them thought back to the island. All they remembered was Max seething in anger while Lily bossed him around. Was that how people

"Really?" Ginnie blurted out.

called for a server

the others exchanged subtle glances, each thinking something

started, but Max suddenly turned

firm..." He smiled.

think this is the place for

said knowingly. "I just

smirked and briefly glanced at Lily, who was visibly souring. Then, she met Max's eyes again

At first glance, anyone would believe he was genuinely interested in Grace. But for someone like Grace, it was easy

intended to expose

knew such a lovely woman,"

glancing at Hugo. "You

he turned to Grace. "Are you

shook her

all that bad, huh?" Max cut in before

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

arched a brow. "Were you planning to

mean, if you like her, then good for you!" Hugo

is pretty, you should go after

you can't do that hey, Max! Don't tell me you

This traitor!

mouth, stifling laughter. She didn't

around Penny were too

was