Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1138

Chapter 1138: A calm menace

[Bonfire]

Nina and Finn walked back to the bonfire, holding hands. The smiles on their faces were peaceful, chuckling as they headed back. They had just come back after a short walk by the beach, but when they returned, all they saw was Allen.

"Uh, Sir Allen?" Nina called, confused. "What are you doing here all alone? Where’s everyone?"

Allen, who was trying to enjoy his drink with a frown, looked up at the couple. "I don’t know?" he shrugged. "I just bought a drink, and when I came back, everyone was gone! Good thing you two showed up!"

"Everyone’s gone...?" Nina furrowed her brows and instinctively looked up at Finn. The latter shrugged, wordlessly saying he couldn’t possibly know.

Allen let out a deep exhale, chugging down his beer. Having Nina and Finn around might make him feel better... or not. Because now that the couple was here, he just had to bitterly avoid their sweet interaction.

"That’s... weird," Nina mumbled as she slowly sat down in their previous spot. "Did they just decide to take a walk or hit the pub?"

Finn kept his lips pressed into a thin line, gazing at the sulking Allen and then his confused fiancée. He offered Nina a smile, saying, "They probably just decided to buy something and will come back in a bit."

"Well... I guess you’re right."

Yet, although Nina didn’t seem to give it much thought, Finn couldn’t help but gaze at where Penny, Atlas, and Zoren had been seated earlier.

’Something’s telling me that... something’s up.’

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[Atlas’s Group]

Atlas, Hugo, and Mark decided to go to the red areas the bartender had talked about. Apparently, these areas were on the other side. Hence, they had to hurry. When they were near the place, Hugo gazed at Atlas’s back and smirked.

"See? My First Brother is the coolest brother ever!" he beamed, gazing at Mark, who was walking beside him. "Did you just see how he shut down that bartender and put him in submission?"

Mark glanced at Hugo, feeling a little conflicted. "Second Brother, I think you’re missing the point here," he murmured. "Sir Atlas might’ve squeezed out some information from the bartender, but that doesn’t change the problem. We still haven’t heard from Third Young Master Slater and Benjamin."

"I know, but that shouldn’t be a problem," Hugo smirked. "I can just beat the hell out of them."

"..."

"But you have to admit, my First Brother is cool." Hugo wiggled his brows, grinning. "I like it when he does that to other people, but not much when he does that to force us into submission."

Mark was rendered speechless, thinking how Hugo, Slater, and even Penny would kneel and raise their hands over their heads when being scolded by Atlas. At this point, Mark was thinking that Atlas seemed to be more of a parent to his siblings than a big brother. But then again, despite Atlas’s quirks, even Penny surprisingly listened to him.

That only showed the level of respect the other Bennet children had for Atlas.

"I guess..." Mark trailed off when Atlas, who was walking ahead of them, suddenly stopped. He and Hugo raised their brows, setting their eyes on Atlas’s back. "Sir Atlas?"

Atlas didn’t say anything, eyes on the sand. Slowly, he bent over and picked something up. It was a frog keychain. He stayed quiet, trying to contain the brewing worry swelling in his chest.

’This could have fallen and just had the same keychain as Slater’s,’ Atlas told himself, knowing Slater had recently been scammed for a keychain. But then, when his eyes veered just a few meters from his vantage point, his heart sank.

Standing in front of the pub, Hugo drew a deep breath and stretched his neck from one side to the other. When he reopened his eyes, a glint flickered across them. The giddy little brother he was, admiring his First Brother, was gone. Not even the usual laziness that stuck to him like a shadow could be traced. _{frёeωebɳovel.com}