บท 69: Outsider

The Bennet Couple darted their eyes at their boys before Allison took a step forward to coax them. 

"Hugo, we —" she halted when Hugo took a step back. 

Hugo's expression was unrelenting. "Mom, Dad, I'm really disappointed in you. I don't know why would you say something like that to Nina, but she's been a part of our family." 

After saying that piece, Hugo strode off.

Everyone could only watch him walk out without looking back. The Bennet couple let out a sigh as they shifted their eyes to their eldest.

"Atlas —"

"Mom!" this time, Slater harrumphed as he faced his parents angrily. He balled his hands into tight fists while grinding his teeth. "You promised!"

"Slater, it's not like that…"

"Then, what?!" Slater's voice thundered. However, he was unsure, which made him the angriest.