Chapter 1536: See you when you get out of here

Meanwhile, in the hospital...

"Your wound is going to open..."

"It's too early for you to get discharged..."

"Even if you go out, you won't be able to do anything. If anything, it will only slow down your recovery."

Mint shook her head, her eyes on Atlas in the corner, focused on his tablet and making little effort to stop Hugo. Atlas wasn't even trying, as if he were saying everything just for the sake of it.

As for Hugo, everything his elder brother told him went in one ear and out the other. He continued to pack some of his things in a bag, standing by the side of his bed.

"I know it's not going to change anything, but I think he's right, though," Mint remarked to Hugo, who turned to look at her.

"I know," said Hugo, while Atlas indifferently added, "I'm always right."

Hugo grinned and nodded towards his brother. "Like he said. He's always right."

." Mint opened her mouth, then decided to let it be.

Finally, Atlas stopped with his lazy comments about his brother's umpteenth mistake for his entire existence.

"So, you're going to be back in action?" she commented, just to keep the conversation going now that Atlas had shut up.

"Yep." Hugo zipped up his bag and turned his eyes towards her. "You're going to be fine, right?"

Mint nodded. "Don't worry about those two. I've already informed my people about them,

"Nice!"

the same time, Atlas pushed himself up and glanced at them.

picked up his bag and tossed it over his

his head, blinking lazily. "I haven't

looking at him in disbelief. Atlas had been there for minutes, muttering weakly about

hadn't done

Mint was in awe, shifting her eyes to Hugo.

onto the bed. "Well, he's just like that. But trust

raised her

already know that, whatever you want to say, keep it to yourself." "Just how vengeful is

his palms on either side of him as he leaned back. "There was this one time when we were kids. My brother likes to study, so I bothered him to play basketball with me. When he

big mouth, not only was I punished by doing my own laundry for a week, but he also burned

me have one pair of underwear to wash and wear for the entire month, because

this. It sounded childish and not too traumatic. Little did she know, Hugo's summary made it sound that way, but in reality, back

shifted all his attention from his studies to making Hugo's life a

also times he punished Slater for accidentally spilling juice on his

time, Mint was intrigued. "What

mused. "He ended up pestering her to the point of studying in her bedroom. Penny would wake up with our First Brother already studying beside her bed,

poor little Penny a

at the horrifying memory from the

her. "Thing is, my First Brother won't say he's offended, but you'll know he is. When he gives you that stare that says 'I will

shrugged, thinking she wouldn't spend that much time with Atlas to offend

this exchange. He couldn't help but glance at the door, wondering just what else Atlas had done to traumatize Hugo like

because he burned a few clothes or sabotaged a dessert, right? Hugo didn't seem like the type of person who would

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