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,

while discussing 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 her

Ginnie while the men walked behind them.

laughed. "I treated him once at that meat buffet, and I thought he was joking when he

bit her tongue, trying to keep her smile intact. The brief misunderstanding she had about Hugo's previous remarks still lingered. But above all, it explained that Hugo was truly the master exploiter. Not only did he exploit her, but he even

didn't think you'd remember me," Ginnie quipped,

"Hmm?"

in the Summit School of Excellence, you were very popular. The campus belle. Hehe.

with slight embarrassment, touching her nape to massage

of my classmates and other students getting bangs

a model in a shampoo commercial. Everyone loved it and tried to copy it.

a good family

for someone in that kind of school. Although Ginnie remembered Kiara as aloof and

look, though. You look... more carefree than when you had that hair. Don't get me wrong. You suit both, but

That was

because her short hair

her parents. They might or might not care, but she knew they were aware of

that way or shorter. After all,

long hair,

maintained it like that.

Why?

hair looked more presentable and decent with minimal hair accessories. And were ignorant of

they

to

hair and her casual green hoodie. "Your

It sounded like Kiara just said that to

serious," said