Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 886

Chapter 886: lack of ability to forgive

The dispute between Max and the basketball team started as a roleplay, which Ginnie had playfully come up with. After all, Ginnie, Max, and even the captain of the former school basketball team had been quite close. Max and the captain would still play together, with the captain encouraging Max to join the team again or just practice with them.

However, Max respectfully declined, reasoning that his life had changed and basketball was no longer a part of it. He was simply glad he could still bond with the captain through casual, occasional games. His relationship with Ginnie was a bit surprising and complicated. They couldn’t say they were very close, but they shared a mutual respect for each other and a common interest in analyzing sports.

The situation, however, got blown out of proportion because Penny kept fueling the fire and twisting some words that were said. What started as a roleplay ended up turning into a real argument, and here they were.

With the gymnasium set up for the party, with stalls like a festival on the sides, everyone had to move to the other open court solely for this game. The betting pool started somehow, but Penny had nothing to do with it.

As everyone was busy transferring to the open court, some bringing snacks from the party, Benjamin and Slater couldn’t help but express their dismay.

"How is this possible?!" Benjamin roared in the men’s restroom. "How come no one wanted to join this team, and then everyone just raised their hands for the opposing team?!"

Slater nodded, arms crossed under his chest. "If I knew this was a popularity contest, I would’ve voted for myself to join the team!" He then glared at the closed cubicles. "Second Brother, how come you weren’t popular when you were one of the ace players back then?!"

Hugo, quietly inside one of the cubicles, sighed at Slater’s complaints. "Slater, it’s alright. Why are you both so angry about this?"

"Because it’s unfair!" Slater and Benjamin roared in unison, almost making Hugo flinch from inside the cubicle.

"Tch." Slater clicked his tongue. "This is why you should shower every day. Even if you’re good at what you do, if you smell bad, you won’t be popular."

Hugo instinctively raised his armpit and sniffed. "I don’t smell bad," he murmured, but Slater continued to complain.

"You always sweat and smell like a dog who hasn’t had a shower for two weeks!"

Benjamin looked at Slater and blinked. "I’d say three days."

"No, three days is when he’s wearing perfume."

"But I don’t think the Second Brother smells that bad," Benjamin muttered to himself. Still, it seemed Slater was keen on lecturing his brother about his smell. "Even so, I’m still not pleased that everyone joined the other team when my boss is so popular."

Slater scrunched up his nose at Benjamin, but for once, he wasn’t in the mood to argue. He would only argue with him if it was about Penny’s attention, but not about Zoren.

"Your boss isn’t that popular." That didn’t stop Slater from adding his side comment.

"What?!"

Slater blinked. "Have you forgotten that your boss doesn’t even have a photo available to the public?"

"This is why you should’ve let me in the team," Ray remarked, leaning against the tiled wall while looking at the two men. "I’m the most popular one among all of you here." _{ƒгeewebnovёl.com}