Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 884

Chapter 884: I don’t bet on unfair bets!

"Hah! Do you want to put that to the test?"

A sense of déjà vu instantly crept into Atlas’s heart the moment he saw Hugo pointing in his direction. But when he heard Max’s retaliation, it felt like that time all over again. Adding in what Zoren would likely say now, Atlas knew this day would test his patience above all else.

"You play basketball?" Zoren asked, looking at Atlas curiously.

"Wow, Sir First Brother, you’re more talented than I thought," Benjamin added in awe.

Twelve years ago, the person who made these kinds of side comments was Penny. Atlas let out a sigh as he saw everyone look in his direction, and then, he... smiled.

"Of course," Atlas said, tapping Zoren’s back lightly. "We don’t mind a friendly match."

"We?" Zoren and Benjamin blurted out, then exchanged confused looks. Zoren glanced at Benjamin, clearly thinking that Atlas was referring to his assistant, and Benjamin grinned.

"Sir, do you actually think I played any sports when I was a kid? I think I mentioned it before, but I was part of the school newspaper team."

Zoren nodded. "No wonder you have such a loudmouth."

"..." Benjamin’s face twitched, but he quickly remembered that Zoren hadn’t been feeling well earlier. He moved quickly to Zoren’s side and whispered, "Sir, if you don’t feel well, even if I don’t play basketball, I can join you!"

"I’m okay." Zoren flashed him a reassuring smile before turning to Atlas. "How do we play?"

Atlas raised his brows in brief surprise but shrugged. "I don’t know either."

With that, Atlas and Zoren faced Hugo’s team and then Max. As they did so, some people who hadn’t seen Zoren before furrowed their brows.

"Hey, do you know the guy with Atlas?" one spectator asked the person with her. "I haven’t seen him before. With that face, I’m sure I’d remember him."

"He probably was someone who didn’t stand out before and had this massive glow-up."

"He’s tall..." The other person looked toward the basketball team because Zoren’s stature was almost just like those on the team. "Is he an athlete? He would fit right in with our varsity team."

"Oh, this reminds me of that time Max and the basketball team played before."

"The betting pool back then was... amazing."

"Where’s Penny? Shouldn’t she be here starting the bet?"

Penny blinked, momentarily lost in her thoughts, before lowering her head. ’Just now...’ Her thoughts trailed off, telling herself it was okay, even though she was suddenly reminded of how her tragic first life ended with only a few officers and Jonathan to witness it.

"Then why are you...?" Nina trailed off, trying to see through the crowd. She had to stand on tiptoe to catch a glimpse of Zoren standing beside Atlas. ’I thought Penny said Mr. Pierson wouldn’t come.’