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

Chapter 1673: Former campus belle

"Are you two on a date?"

Ginnie and Max froze for a second before the latter reacted almost accusingly.

"A date?!" he scoffed, scrunching up his nose in disbelief. "Me and her? Hah! Impossible! No way! Also, shouldn't we be the ones asking why you two are together-wait!"

Ginnie pursed her lips and cast him a side-eye. She didn't say anything, but the slight twitch at the corner of her lips somehow showed her repressed emotions.

Max's face quickly turned red, glaring a dagger at Hugo as if the latter were truly a born player. He pointed at him dramatically.

"Hugo, what's the meaning of this?!" he gasped in disbelief. "Are you dating her?!" "Ah, it's not "

'No,' Before Kiara could answer, Hugo nodded, pointing at Kiara with his thumb. "She's my new girlfriend."

Slowly, Kiara turned her head, her jaw dropping. Max, on the other hand, froze in surprise. Meanwhile, Ginnie's brows furrowed. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that only Ginnie knew Hugo meant something else.

"Girl-girlfriend?!" Max stuttered in horror, his heart thudding heavily as he remembered Ginnie standing just beside him.

Kiara shook her head, eyes on Hugo. "What in the world are you talking about?"

They'd just eaten together-a couple of times. She didn't get the memo it was a date, and nowhere in there did she know she agreed to a relationship with him! Seeing their reaction, Hugo blinked innocently and cocked his head to the side. "What?" he asked dryly. "It's true, though. You're my friend."

Kiara's mouth opened and closed, her mind glitching. "That-that's what you meant?"

"Is there another meaning in that?"

"..." She pressed her lips, pinching the bridge of her nose. When she managed to get her brain working again, she flashed him a forced smile. "Nothing."

She then faced Max and Ginnie with the same smile. "Don't-PLEASE don't misunderstand."

Meanwhile,

some important matters. After all, Ginnie had quit the team over some drama with the higher-ups. One could say Max was poaching Ginnie to get

walking alongside Ginnie while the men walked behind

and I thought he was joking when he said he'd come back here when he had

Hugo's previous remarks still lingered. But above all, it explained that Hugo was truly the master exploiter. Not only did he

me," Ginnie quipped, snapping Kiara

"Hmm?"

"When we were still in the Summit School of Excellence, you were very popular. The campus belle. Hehe. I didn't

with slight embarrassment, touching her nape to massage it. "Campus Belle is a

Belle," Ginnie remarked. "I still remember many of my classmates and other students getting

in a shampoo commercial. Everyone loved it and tried to copy it. Not to mention, she was the highest-ranked girl in the

brains, and a

school. Although Ginnie remembered Kiara

at Kiara's short and slightly unruly hair. "I like this look, though. You look... more carefree than when you had that

That was

because her short hair

retaliation against her parents. They might or might not care, but she knew they were aware of why Kiara was keeping her hair

or

long hair,

maintained it like that.

Why?

them, her long, black, and straight hair looked more presentable and decent with minimal hair accessories. And were ignorant of her complaints about how heavy it was

they

very early just to brush it and

whispered, studying Ginnie's tied hair and her casual green hoodie. "Your

brows and blinked before chuckling. It sounded like Kiara just said that to

said Kiara