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

Chapter 1310: That was talent

At the same time...

"Still not full?" Ginnie asked curiously, watching Hugo pick his teeth with a

toothpick.

Hugo snapped his eyes toward her and sighed. "I'm not hungry, but I'm also not full. I still want that cheeseburger."

She laughed, glancing at the food left on her plate. "Do you want this?"

"You're full?" he asked in disbelief.

She shrugged. "I don't like it."

"Nah, you should finish it." Shaking his head, Hugo kept the toothpick between his teeth and pointed a finger at her. "Ginnie, since you're with the basketball team- even if you don't play you should eat plenty. Like, look at you! This toothpick has more fat than you."

"That is wood," she corrected, picking up her fork. "I also want some cheeseburgers."

"Should we buy one after this?"

Her brows rose as she blinked. "Are you... buying?"

"Yep." He nodded, then pulled out a handful of coins from his jacket. "I have plenty of money, Ginnie."

"That's not plenty of money. That's plenty of coins."

"Just finish your food. We're buying a buy-one-take-one deal." As he spoke, Hugo started stacking the coins in front of him, counting how much he had left.

Ginnie, on the other hand, chewed a slice of meat while watching him. Even now, she was amused by how Hugo lived like this. It felt... pathetic. She bit her tongue to stop herself from saying anything that might come off as rude.

'I've always known he was broke,' she thought. 'But I never realized he was this broke.'

A shallow laugh escaped her as she shook her head, thinking about her own financial struggles. Although she earned a decent amount from the team, money could still be tight. She supported her parents in the countryside, and since they were older, they required regular medical care.

It wasn't like she was an only child-she had a brother. But he had just graduated, thanks to her, since she helped put him through school even before she started earning. On top of that, she had relatives who treated her like a walking bank.

Thinking about her past financial crises, Ginnie found herself in awe of Hugo. She could never be this reckless. Yet here he was, shamelessly counting his coins after eating a free meal.

chuckling. 'I should start living with

Hugo didn't care what others thought of him-even what she thought of him while he counted his coins. At the end of the day, despite his bad

buy three burgers. If we go to the place I'm thinking of, they do a buy- one-get-one deal. That means I can eat-wait, five. You're

before laughing. "It's okay. I can buy

shook his head and raised his hand over the table. "I'm buying, Ginnie. Don't hurt my

"You have pride?"

it may not look like it, but I do. I'm a soldier! I carry our country's flag on my

"Oh."

up so

glanced up at him. "Are you sure you don't want any more? You can help

plate. As soon as he tossed the meat into his mouth,

He chewed. "I didn't use

laughed. "It's alright. I wasn't born with a golden spoon like you, so

done that to someone else, they would've given him the whole plate instead. Only Penny wouldn't mind-because no matter what, her food was her food. She could share, but it was still hers,

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dinner, Hugo and Ginnie rode his motorbike to the burger

got six burgers in total. He gave Ginnie one

time with her burger.

against it,

"You don't

him. "I do. It's surprisingly good. I'm just taking my time since we

bite. "Then why

just... it's nothing." She smiled. "Just had a

Since we're already here,

stretched slightly as she stared at him. After a small, defeated laugh,

a little

"Worried about who?"

"Max."

would you be worried about

he was in a hurry earlier," she explained. "I just hope it's nothing serious. He sound pretty anxious

"I wasn't even expecting him to

"Huh? Why's that?"

he told me he couldn't make it to his reservation,

take his place."