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?"

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

"Nice!"

time, Atlas pushed himself up and glanced at them.

up his bag and tossed it over his shoulder.

"I

at him in disbelief. Atlas had been there for minutes,

hadn't done the

in awe, shifting her eyes to Hugo. "Your First Brother is really

Hugo flopped back onto the bed. "Well, he's just like

her eyebrows.

you want to say, keep it to

My brother likes to study, so I bothered him to play basketball with me. When he refused, the next day, I hid all

own laundry for a week, but he also burned all my clothes. My desserts were dipped in salt, but worst of all, he cut open my

me have one pair of underwear to wash and wear for the entire month, because he kept cutting them. That time,

not too traumatic. Little did she know, Hugo's summary made it sound that way, but in

as though Atlas shifted all his attention from his studies to making Hugo's

on his notes," Hugo added matter-of-factly.

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, and until she fell asleep. There were even times when First Brother

little Penny a heart

sighed, shaking his head at the horrifying memory

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 remember this,' he will remember it. And he's quite sensitive. Assistant Allen

that—I guess?" Mint shrugged, thinking she wouldn't spend that much time

treated as if he were air by the two, listened to this exchange. He couldn't help but glance

a dessert, right? Hugo didn't seem like the type of person who would get PTSD from a real-life battlefield,

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