Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 60

Chapter 60: My money’s on you!

Being wrongfully accused was something Penny had gone through countless times in her life. Starting from the Cortez Household, the Bennet’s, and everywhere. Even how she ended up in prison, it was due to being wrongfully accused. It was all the same pattern. Hence, she could see through Patricia like an open book.

An arrogant young lady like her wouldn’t be so forthcoming unless she had an evil plan laid out. Penny might not know, nor did she care, about Patricia’s real motive, but she wouldn’t be the willing victim of some wicked plan.

A lesson learned she learned the hard way yet, a little too late.

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Slater kept turning on the car seat as if his bottom was hurting. They’d been waiting for Penny, but until now, she hadn’t come out.

"Slater, will you stop moving around?" Annoyed, Atlas looked up at him. "If you’re worried about Penny, go get her."

"Who said I’m worried about her?!"

"Then, stop moving. You’re making me dizzy."

Slater frowned as he glanced at his big brother. As usual, Atlas was reading a book Slater would never understand. Thinking about the bet all day, he couldn’t even appreciate a day of not being bullied!

"Atlas..." he called worriedly. "Are you seriously going to do that bet?"

Atlas hummed a short tune.

"Really? Are you sure? I mean, I know you are great! But the star section..."

"Wouldn’t it be nice if your brother is part of the star section?"

"It is!"

"Then what seems to be the problem?"

Slater fiddled with his hands, hesitating to say his second worry. "But if you lose the bet... are you also going to drop out?"

"Do you think he’ll lose?"

Suddenly, Penny’s voice clapped at their ears like thunder. It wasn’t like she was yelling, but her abrupt entrance sounded a lot louder with the quietness.

"No, I mean... I don’t know?" Slater huffed before his look of worry turned to dismay. "Penny, what the hell are you thinking about roping us in this stupid bet?!"

Atlas averted his eyes to Penny, curious about her answer. He didn’t mind doing the bet, but Penny made some big declarations that would make anyone wonder where her confidence came from.

"Third brother, why are you so agitated? If you were scared, then you shouldn’t have agreed in the first place."

"Scared?" Slater almost spat out everything he ate for lunch. "Me? Scared? Why would I? It’s not like I declared to be in the star section! But the point here is, First Brother gave his word and if he loses the bet, then he’ll have to drop out!"

For a moment, Penny observed Slater. Seeing that he seemed to be back to his usual self, she was pleased.

’I guess he’s feeling much better now,’ she smiled in relief, causing Slater to freeze.

’Is that the usual smile? Or the smile of death?!’

Her money’s on me? He thought.

Because it wasn’t her future that was on the line!

’I thought as long as I believed in myself, I’d be fine regardless of other people’s doubts,’ he thought as he unknowingly reached out to ruffle her hair. ’But it feels comforting that someone has that much trust and confidence in me.’

Hearing this, her lips stretched from ear to ear as her eyes formed a money sign. "Yes! Do that!"

Slater snapped back from his momentary trance at the warm moment between Atlas and Penny. He gazed at his palm and then clasped it. But when he noticed the money sign glittering in her eyes, his face contorted.

"Penny, did you really put on a bet on Atlas?" _{freēwēbnovel.com}

"Oh, you didn’t know?" Penny looked back at Slater. "There’s a betting pool now going around the school."

"There’s what?!"

She nodded. "There are two separate bets, to be exact. The first one is about whether or not First Brother and Theo boy were getting in the star section."

"And the other one?"

"The other one is whether or not you stay a bottom feeder!"

Slater’s face stiffened as his complexion turned white as a sheet. "Oh, lawd. I feel like I’m going to faint."

"You can study with me," Atlas offered, but Penny crossed her arms to make an X sign. "Huh? No?"

"First brother, you should focus on your studies! Letting him study with you will only distract you!" She couldn’t afford to lose her allowance! "Don’t worry! I will study with him and monitor him 24/7!"

"You will what?!" Slater gasped, only to see Penny slowly turn to him with a smile.

Now Slater was so sure this was the smile of death!