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.

it—the lack of shame,' she thought, chuckling. 'I should start

others thought of him-even what she thought of him while he counted his coins. At the end of the day, despite his bad financial decisions, he wasn't hurting anyone but himself. He wasn't trampling on other people's lives, and the money he

go to the place I'm thinking

laughing. "It's okay. I can buy you five

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

"You have pride?"

look like it, but I do. I'm a soldier! I carry our country's flag on my

"Oh."

so we

at him. "Are you sure

plate. As soon as he

chewed. "I

"It's alright. I wasn't born with a golden spoon

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, even if it fell on the

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"fancy" dinner, Hugo and Ginnie rode his motorbike to the

mentioned. Hugo bought three orders and got six burgers in total.

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

while Hugo leaned against it, he couldn't

he called. "You don't

of her thoughts and looked at him. "I do.

as he took a huge bite. "Then why were you staring at the road like

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

we're already here, you can tell

at him. After a small, defeated

a little

"Worried about who?"

"Max."

you be worried

just hope it's nothing serious. He sound pretty anxious when

"I wasn't even expecting him to show

"Huh? Why's that?"

it to his reservation, so he asked

take his place."