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

Chapter 1437: Waiting

"Uhh... what's taking her so long?" Slater darted his eyes around, frowning. "Is she alright? Or maybe "

He gasped and jumped to his feet. "Don't tell me she got into an acci—"

"Shut up." Before Slater could even say the ominous word, Atlas hissed. His eyes were cold, but his voice was colder. "Slater, learn to choose your words carefully."

"Mark said she's waiting in line," Zoren chimed in. "Apparently, she had to wait for the restock of this cake, and she's holding her place... quite fiercely."

How cute.

A smile tugged at Zoren's lips before he took out his phone. But just as he was about to make one of the most important phone calls of his life, Atlas beat him to it.

"I sent you a location. Find out who the baker is and tell him I invite him to work for me on the side. I don't care if you have to drag him to me," Atlas ordered over the phone. Everyone could just imagine the kind of face Allen was making on the other end.

"Hey! That's not fair!" Slater pouted as Atlas put his phone down. "And that's low! You can't just abduct a baker because Penny is willing to wait hours for that cake!" "Says who?"

"Says—" Slater stopped, catching Atlas, Zoren, Hugo, and even Haines looking at him as if he was the one not making any sense. His lips curved downward.

Instead of continuing this losing debate, Slater pulled out his phone and grandly declared, "James, I'm dropping all projects you have lined up for me unless you convince this baker to let me be his model in exchange for a weekly supply of cakes!"

nose. "Huh? Slater,

hung up. He looked at everyone proudly. "See? That's how you do it. No threats or underhanded

didn't see any talent in that," Atlas commented coldly, earning an earful of justification from his

very popular," he mumbled, raising a brow as he caught sight of Hugo from the corner of his

catching Hugo literally melting where

asked, making the latter peek up at

stomach start to devour itself. "My last meal was last night

brother had been attending Grace's endless birthday dinners, Slater had no

long ago?" Slater asked. "How come she

a month-long celebration because she wants to be sixty by the end of the month," Hugo grumbled,

were you even doing all day?" Atlas frowned. "How come you didn't

ask James if he knows anyone from those government programs

But thinking back on his day, he frowned. It wasn't like he lacked money for food; he was resourceful enough to feed himself even without plenty of cash. However, he'd spent the day working on something

Penny isn't here yet, how about we have some snacks first?" Zoren suggested, already rising from his seat. "I'm sure

I'm more worried about him." Haines tipped his head toward Hugo. "Maybe he should

rumbled loudly. Yet, his expression remained impassive as he continued,

amazed at how Atlas managed to act as if his stomach hadn't just betrayed him. "You're hungry

own stomach and frowning. "I'm also hungry-I skipped a

Hugo said pathetically. "I'll just wait for

smiled. Although it was obvious that waiting for Penny was making them not just bored but