Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 491

Chapter 491: Curiosity killed the cat

Meanwhile, in the emergency ward...

"Ugh..."

Seated on the stool, Atlas stared blankly at his second brother, who was sitting on the side of the bed, enduring the bruise on his cheek. The corner of Hugo’s mouth still had dried blood, indicating a deep cut.

This was what Atlas had to lie about.

Atlas canceled all his appointments, and his assistant, Allen, was efficient enough to handle the workload. Persuading people was Allen’s best asset. Moreover, nothing was more important than Atlas’s family.

In other words, no meeting or work would make Atlas attend with this family situation at hand.

Atlas had to lie about all of that for this guy.

"So?" Holding his arms firmly across his body, Atlas shook his foot as his leg rested over the other. "Are you going to explain what happened to you? And why you ended up here?"

Hugo, wincing, paused and snapped his exhausted eyes at his older brother. "I didn’t end up here. I slept here."

"Oh, wonderful!"

"First Brother—ouch." Hugo clicked his tongue, peeling his finger from the corner of his mouth. "Why didn’t you tell me Penny is like that?" _{fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓}

Atlas tilted his head slightly. "Like what?"

"Like... that!" Hugo stressed, struggling to find the right words to describe his little sister in her drunken state. "Did you know what she did to me last night?"

"No."

"First Brother, why are you so calm?"

"Because I told you beforehand that she’s not herself when she’s drunk," Atlas reminded him in a matter-of-fact tone. "But instead of listening to me, you snuck a drink into her hospital room when she should have been resting. Look what you got."

Hugo winced in frustration, ruffling his hair as he hissed.

"So? What did she do to you? Did she punch you in the face? Kick you, perhaps?"

"She stomped on me," Hugo stressed with a deep huff. Instead of shock, Atlas furrowed his brows.

"That’s all?"

"What do you mean, that’s all?"

Atlas didn’t say anything further, frowning. ’She only stomped on his face, but to me, she...’ He closed his eyes and sucked air through gritted teeth, trying not to touch that abominable memory that lived rent-free in his mind.

"First Brother, why do you look so disappointed that I got stomped on?" Hugo’s frown deepened. "She made me sober up so instantly."

"Is that so?" Atlas’s lack of reaction to Hugo’s sentiments upset the latter, but Atlas wasn’t one to care much about that. "How did you get her to sleep?"

This time, it was Hugo who didn’t respond. With this, Atlas arched a brow and squinted.

"Did you beat her?" Atlas asked, since he hadn’t seen Penny because he came here first. "Hugo, tell me the truth so I can arrange your early admittance to this hospital."

"I wouldn’t hurt Penny, alright?" Hugo breathed out as he slowly closed his eyes. When he snapped his eyes open again, he held Atlas’s gaze. "I just... I stabbed her..."

’That’s the same look in her eyes that night,’ thought Hugo as he sensed danger the moment he locked eyes with her. "Good thing I am trained enough. Otherwise, I would’ve gotten hurt."