Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1108

Chapter 1108: I don’t mind that, though, since I benefit from it.

In the end, Max and Hugo ended up having to carry all of Lily’s shopping bags since there was just too much for one person to do it.

"Why did she even buy so much if she can’t carry it herself?" Max grumbled, now walking back to the hotel where Ginnie and Lily were staying. He peeked over at the side of the shopping bags he was carrying, narrowing his eyes to see that neither Lily nor Ginnie were carrying anything.

"Heh. If you regret even volunteering, why did you volunteer?" Hugo mocked, making Max glare at him.

But alas, Max couldn’t even get angry anymore because Hugo had this improvised collar where he hooked some of the shopping bags.

"Tsk." Max clicked his tongue irritably, shaking his head. "You should’ve just gone with your sister or Slater."

"As if I’d let you win."

"This is not about winning or losing, idiot." The vein in Max’s forehead protruded. "The only reason I volunteered is because my accommodation is close to these girls. You had to catch the ferry to go to the other island. Well, you’re athletic. If you run, you could probably reach the last ferry."

Hugo’s steps halted, frozen in place. Noticing this, Max slowed down and looked back.

"There’s... a last ferry?" Hugo blurted out, his face full of dread.

Max’s face twitched as he asked, "Don’t tell me you didn’t know that?" and Hugo’s expression gave him the answer.

Hugo had no idea there was a curfew to cross the island. Max shook his head and resumed his steps.

"Why do I even bother arguing with an idiot like him?" Max wondered to himself. "Doesn’t that make me the bigger fool?"

With that, Max didn’t care about Hugo anymore. He had no idea how Hugo recovered, but eventually, the latter caught up.

**

Meanwhile, Lily and Ginnie were walking a few meters away from the two. Ginnie couldn’t help but look back at Max and Hugo, her face contorting.

"Lily, aren’t we supposed to help them?" asked Ginnie, gazing at the lady walking beside her.

As usual, Lily giggled evilly. "Oh ho~ How could I do that? Both of them didn’t want us to carry anything. So, I can’t just hurt their feelings like that."

"They said that because you keep hitting their egos, though."

"Besides, this dress is too pretty to not show off. Hihihi~!"

Then why did you buy so much?

Ginnie shook her head and sighed a bit, shrugging. "Well, it seems they’re doing okay," she said, even though it was clear that the reason Hugo and Max were falling far behind was because of how many shopping bags they had to carry. "Lily, by the way, why did you buy so much? I don’t think you’d need all of those."

"I’m buying them for the kids."

"Huh?"

Lily grinned from ear to ear, her eyes squinting. "Didn’t I mention that I stumbled upon this orphanage? The kids there are so cute and sweet. So, I always buy some souvenirs during my trips, making sure everyone has one. In that way, they’ll feel like they also went to the places I’ve been."

"Oh..." A look of surprise washed over Ginnie’s face briefly before a wide smile replaced it. "I guess that makes sense. Now that you said that, I don’t feel as bad as I thought toward those two."