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.

lack of shame,' she thought, chuckling.

the end of the day, despite his bad

can buy three burgers. If we go to the

okay. I can

hand over the table. "I'm buying, Ginnie.

"You have pride?"

look like it, but I do. I'm a soldier! I carry

"Oh."

up so we can

She nodded and continued eating slowly. Then she glanced up at him. "Are you sure you don't want any more? You can help me

moment before picking up a slice from her plate. As soon as he tossed the meat

chewed. "I didn't use a

with a golden

stared at her and smiled. Surely, Ginnie was likable. If he had 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

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their "fancy" dinner, Hugo and Ginnie rode his motorbike

three orders and got six burgers in total. He gave Ginnie

a bit, she took her time with her burger. Hugo, on the other

Hugo leaned against it, he

he called. "You don't like

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

"Then why were you

nothing." She smiled. "Just had a

we're already here, you can tell

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

little worried,

"Worried about who?"

"Max."

you be

and he sounded like he was in a hurry earlier," she explained. "I just hope it's nothing serious. He

"I wasn't even expecting him to

"Huh? Why's that?"

me he couldn't make it to his reservation,

take his place."