Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1306

Chapter 1306: Oh, love.

Meanwhile...

Ginnie and Hugo stared at each other, confusion evident on their faces. They were at the restaurant for two different reasons. Hugo was here for a free meal, sponsored by his rich "friend" Max. Ginnie, on the other hand, was here because Max had asked her to meet him.

Both of them were here because of Max, but they hadn’t expected to see each other.

"Ginnie!" Hugo recovered first, raising his fist in a cheerful gesture. "Good to see you!"

"Senior Hugo!" Ginnie grinned back, excitement flickering in her eyes as she gave him a fist bump and casually sat across from him. "Senior Hugo, what are you doing here? Are you lost or something? I don’t think you can afford the food here, considering you don’t have money."

Hugo frowned. "Hey, you didn’t have to rub that in."

"Haha." She laughed. "Lucky for you, I’m here. I can pay for it."

"And this is why it’s good to have really, really good friends! Hahaha!" Hugo laughed loudly, earning a few glances from the other diners in the fine dining restaurant.

"Senior Hugo, I don’t think we should be loud here," Ginnie murmured, lowering her head slightly and pressing a hand to the side of her mouth as she whispered. "This is a fine dining restaurant."

"Fine dining... right. This is a library with food," Hugo muttered, his face souring. But the expression didn’t last long—tonight, he’d eat to his heart’s content, courtesy of Max.

"Anyway, what are you doing here, Senior Hugo?" Ginnie asked, her curiosity piqued.

"Me? Well, Max said he had some free food. So I came," he shrugged.

Ginnie’s face twisted slightly. Hugo had said that with such a straight face, completely unconcerned about pride or ego. She wasn’t sure if that was admirable or just ridiculous.

"What about you?" Hugo returned, tilting his head. "What are you doing here?"

"Well, Max asked me to meet him here because he wanted to discuss something with me," she muttered, pulling out her phone. "Wait, let me call him."

Ginnie didn’t think much about having Hugo around. Maybe Max had invited him to make the meeting less awkward. With Hugo in the mix, things were bound to be a little ridiculous—but not uncomfortable. Besides, she preferred having a third party.

If people saw her and Max dining together in a place like this, they might assume it was a date. And that was the last thing she wanted. After all, she managed a professional basketball team, while Max owned a different one. People were quick to jump to conclusions, and she didn’t want any misunderstandings.

"Hey, Max, I’m already here," Ginnie said when the line connected, glancing at Hugo. "And Senior Hugo is already here. Where are you?"

A deep furrow appeared between her brows as she listened to Max’s response.

"Hey, Ginnie. I’m really sorry. I know I told you I had something important to discuss with you, but something came up. I can’t make it tonight. Maybe another time?" Max’s voice was hurried. "Anyway, I gotta go. I have a plane to catch."