"Penny, were you reborn?"
Hugo scrunched his nose, gasping as he gazed at Atlas’s side profile. ’This is the interesting thing he wanted to show me? Announcing that he is losing his mind to our little siblings?!’
Meanwhile, Penny, Slater, and even Zoren had their mouths wide open. Their eyes were fixed on Atlas, whose face carried nothing but the same flat, emotionless look as if he had facial paralysis.
How was Penny going to answer that?
’Yes, First Brother. I was reborn and remembered all the shitty things you’ve done to me. For instance, the first Chapter of this story.’ — as if it were that easy!
"Uh..." Penny opened and closed her mouth, but her voice wouldn’t come out. "What?"
Atlas fluttered his eyelashes ever so tenderly. "I heard you — the two of you last night," he explained flatly. "It’s not like I was trying to eavesdrop, but with all that yelling and crying, I didn’t have a choice."
"!!!" Hearing his explanation for why he asked such a question, Penny and Slater’s eyes went wide.
Looking back, they were really not discreet about it. Heck, they hadn’t even considered if anyone else was around, overwhelmed by emotions. So now, with Atlas explaining his question, they panicked.
"So?" Atlas tilted his head to the side, eyes on Penny and then Slater. "Were the two of you reborn?"
Again, Penny and Slater’s mouths fell in horror. Every second felt heavy and still, then another second, Penny and Slater pointed at each other while throwing each other under the bus:
Slater: "Penny is actually having sex with her husband!"
"He works in Homeland Security — a secret agent!" Penny said at the same time, nearly choking as Slater’s remarks registered in her mind. "Third Brother, why would you — isn’t that kinda low?!"
"I should be the one telling you that!" Slater yelled in disbelief. "Why would you say something like that?! Don’t you know about confidential files?!"
"Wait, what?" Hugo frowned, eyes falling on Zoren. He then took a large step, lowering his head from behind Zoren’s seat. "Hey, what does that mean? What were you doing with my sister?"
"Second Brother, don’t harass my husband!" Penny yelled protectively. "Don’t you dare lay a hand on him or you’ll need your parachute!"
"But I just learned that he’s involved with my sister!"
"He’s my husband!"
"Doesn’t change anything."
"But — but..." Penny pressed her mouth shut, face turning red. This was truly a strange way to discuss her private life with her brother. Closing her eyes, she yelled, "He’s actually the victim here!"
"..." For a moment, silence fell, eyes on Penny. Even Zoren looked at his wife blankly.
Zoren didn’t mind Hugo’s reaction. It was expected. However, Zoren also thought it was time her brothers realized they weren’t just housemates. They didn’t just exchange smiles and prayers every night before falling asleep. They were doing miracles as well.
But for his wife to go to such lengths to defend him... he felt bad.
’It’s not tough at all. It’s actually my favorite time of the day,’ Zoren wanted to clarify, but he just smiled. "Thanks."
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