93 A night of secret preparation
When Penny resigned to her bedroom, the three brothers stayed in the library. For the next three minutes, none of them spoke a word.
Time.
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That was what she wanted, not a grandiose party or expensive gifts. Although she didn’t specifically say whose time she wanted, they already assumed it was theirs.
Considering everyone had been busy, it was true they barely gave Penny the bare <b>minimum </b>of their time. Aside from Hugo, As and ter never gave her the time to get to know her that much. They simply took everything for granted, thinking they were already eating together, going to school together, and even studying together.
None of those things were considered bonding.
They go to school together because they have no choice. They ate together because that was what their parents wanted. And they study together because of a bet.
With this realization, As couldn’t help but lower his eyes. “ter, do you want to do some extra lessons?” he asked after a minute, making ter’s brows rise. “We can still buy Penny a gift, but I think she’ll also appreciate it if we focus on her tomorrow.”
“Oh.” ter automatically nodded. “Right. Okay. If that’s okay with you.”
It was always okay for As to teach his little brother. It was just that Penny volunteered because she wanted As to focus..
“It’s okay.” As offered a subtle smile. “Hand me your notes and tell me what you don’t understand.
“All the things that we covered are already okay,” ter murmured, which surprised As a little. He chuckled and awkwardly added, “Penny’s a good teacher. But she handed me this lesson n she did in case I find it in my heart to do some advanced lessons.”
ter politely handed As the lesson n Penny made during their first study lesson. Skimming the lesson n, As couldn’t help but furrow his brows.
“She did all of this?” asked As, and ter nodded. “Oh.”
As couldn’t help but gaze at the lesson n again, amazed that a thirteen–year–old organized the lessons ording to ter’s capacity. No wonder ter was progressing.
“The ones that have checked are already lessons you covered?” he asked. ter’s response was <b>a </b>nod. “Okay.”
As As took the book on the lesson Penny had to teach ter tomorrow, ter couldn’t help but nce at them. He waited patiently, keeping his lips tightly sealed.
“Uhm…” ter cleared his throat <b>as </b>he was bothered by something. “First Brother, Second Brother, are you not buying Nina a gift?”
“No.” Hugo’s answer was quick.
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93 A night of secret preparation
This time, As grasped that Hugo’s coldness earlier today wasn’t just a figment of imagination.
“Hugo, why are you suddenly so harsh to Nina?” asked As with a frown. “She might not be our real sister, but she was our sister until we found out she isn’t.”
“My problem with Nina isn’t about whether or not she’s my blood–rted,” Hugo exined nonchntly. “My problem with her is how she misled me into believing Mom and Dad didn’t fight for her. Once or twice is something I can overlook, but after many times, I see it as deliberate maniption. 7)
As arched a brow. “What do you mean?” Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.
Hugo didn’t exin further, but ever since that family meeting, Hugo felt cheated and tricked. He wouldn’t have overreacted if Nina worded things properly. However, Nina just uttered things that could be easily misunderstood. It was why Hugo was so riled up his anger got the best of <b>him</b>. Now, he was paying the price.
Although Hugo didn’t regret taking a stand, he also understood he stood on the wrong side. Lesson learned.
Worried that Hugo’s harshness would affect ter, As cast his third brother a look. Secing that As was looking in his direction, ter smiled subtly.
“I’m okay,” said ter. “I mean, Second Brother surely has his reason why he is angry at Nina.”
Hugo and As furrowed their brows at ter. There was a reason Hugo didn’t exin himself, because ter was here. Whatever exnation Hugo had, they expected that it would only rile up ter.
Now, ter was saying he wasn’t affected?
The two observed ter, and by the looks of it, ter was telling them the truth. What happened to their stubborn third brother?
“Hehe. terughed awkwardly. “I mean, I’m too busy with my studies to worry about Nina. Also, Nina can stille in here during the weekends. So, not seeing her around feels like normal since we barely see each other during the weekdays.”
Moreover, ter was more concerned about someone else’s departure. Nina’s departure was somewhat inevitable because <b>she </b>
also had no choice but toe ho another family. It was like Penny’s situation because Penny
But if Penny leaves….
ter lowered his head and sighed. <i>‘If </i>I <i>study </i><i>well </i><i>and </i><i>be </i>nice to her, she won’t leave, <i>right</i>? I <i>already </i><i>got </i><i>used </i><i>to </i>her presence.”
As opened and closed lits mouth, speechless. Hearing what they heard was something they didn’t expect. But at the same time, it put their heart at ease. It seemed like ter was maturing after he started getting serious about his studies.
Pleased, As nodded. His smile, however, faded a bit when his eyes fell on Hugo. The second brother was staring at ter with pride, so As dropped it.
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agree with ter. Hugo had his reasons and whatever it was<b>, </b>that was between Hugo and Nina. As for them…
“I think I have an idea<b>,” </b>As suddenly blurted out, as if he was afraid he would forget the idea if he didn’t say it aloud.
The two brothers looked up at him, curious. When they saw the corner of As’s lips curl they instantly knew As had finally found the perfect way to celebrate Penny’s birthday.
up,
*ter, let’s studyter in my room. You can sleep over. For now, let’s meet everyone.” As quickly closed his book and rose from his seat. His other brothers also followed him, listening to him on their way so they were aware of it before they reached the first floor.
“I’ll call Butler Jen!” ter remarked and quickly left the two, heading straight to find Butler Jen. “I’ll bring Uncle Haines.” At the same time, Hugo took a different route to call Haines.
As for As, he went straight to his parents‘ room so they could gather everyone about tomorrow’s birthday n. A bright smile turned up on As’s face, knowing not just Penny, but everyone would love the idea.
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