Pampered By My Three Brothers: The Return Of The Neglected Heiress - Chapter 1108

Chapter 1108: I don’t mind that, though, since I benefit from it.
In the end, Max and Hugo ended up having to carry all of Lily’s shopping bags since there was just too much for one person to do it.

“Why did she even buy so much if she can’t carry it herself?” Max grumbled, now walking back to the hotel where Ginnie and Lily were staying. He peeked over at the side of the shopping bags he was carrying, narrowing his eyes to see that neither Lily nor Ginnie were carrying anything.

“Heh. If you regret even volunteering, why did you volunteer?” Hugo mocked, making Max glare at him.

But alas, Max couldn’t even get angry anymore because Hugo had this improvised collar where he hooked some of the shopping bags.

“Tsk.” Max clicked his tongue irritably, shaking his head. “You should’ve just gone with your sister or Slater.”

“As if I’d let you win.”

“This is not about winning or losing, idiot.” The vein in Max’s forehead protruded. “The only reason I volunteered is because my accommodation is close to these girls. You had to catch the ferry to go to the other island. Well, you’re athletic. If you run, you could probably reach the last ferry.”

Hugo’s steps halted, frozen in place. Noticing this, Max slowed down and looked back.

“There’s… a last ferry?” Hugo blurted out, his face full of dread.

Max’s face twitched as he asked, “Don’t tell me you didn’t know that?” and Hugo’s expression gave him the answer.

Hugo had no idea there was a curfew to cross the island. Max shook his head and resumed his steps.

“Why do I even bother arguing with an idiot like him?” Max wondered to himself. “Doesn’t that make me the bigger fool?”

With that, Max didn’t care about Hugo anymore. He had no idea how Hugo recovered, but eventually, the latter caught up.

**

Meanwhile, Lily and Ginnie were walking a few meters away from the two. Ginnie couldn’t help but look back at Max and Hugo, her face contorting.

“Lily, aren’t we supposed to help them?” asked Ginnie, gazing at the lady walking beside her.

As usual, Lily giggled evilly. “Oh ho~ How could I do that? Both of them didn’t want us to carry anything. So, I can’t just hurt their feelings like that.”

“They said that because you keep hitting their egos, though.”

“Besides, this dress is too pretty to not show off. Hihihi~!”

Then why did you buy so much?

Ginnie shook her head and sighed a bit, shrugging. “Well, it seems they’re doing okay,” she said, even though it was clear that the reason Hugo and Max were falling far behind was because of how many shopping bags they had to carry. “Lily, by the way, why did you buy so much? I don’t think you’d need all of those.”

“I’m buying them for the kids.”

“Huh?”

Lily grinned from ear to ear, her eyes squinting. “Didn’t I mention that I stumbled upon this orphanage? The kids there are so cute and sweet. So, I always buy some souvenirs during my trips, making sure everyone has one. In that way, they’ll feel like they also went to the places I’ve been.”

“Oh…” A look of surprise washed over Ginnie’s face briefly before a wide smile replaced it. “I guess that makes sense. Now that you said that, I don’t feel as bad as I thought toward those two.”

“It’s their fault for having such huge and frail egos.” Lily winked at her. “I don’t mind that, though, since I benefit from it. Most importantly, I’m not marrying them.”

With that, the two of them laughed and moved on, chatting about something else as if there weren’t two men behind them carrying mountains of souvenirs.

*****

“Third Brother, I didn’t know you liked the night market,” Benjamin said in awe, walking beside Slater as they headed toward the night market. “I thought, since you’re a celebrity, you wouldn’t step foot in the night market.”

Slater smirked. “The night market is the life of the trip. How could I miss it? Besides, international trips to places like this are the best. No paparazzi, no fans, and no annoying people who wouldn’t even let me pee for a picture.”

“Mr. Ben, Slater might be a superstar, but he lives up to his reputation!” James bragged, making Benjamin squint his eyes suspiciously.

“Mr. James, I think you just missed what your artist said just now,” Benjamin mumbled. “He was basically calling everyone annoying.”

The reputation James was talking about was that Slater was known to cherish his fans. Slater was said to be not just beautiful on the outside, but also on the inside. Yet, it seemed Slater was just like every celebrity at the peak of their career—the same as those who wanted some privacy after putting themselves out there.

“Hehe. Slater is not perfect, but he’s actually a good person,” James remarked, laughing awkwardly.

Benjamin pouted and then glanced at Slater. It wasn’t that he was doubting what James had said. It was just that Slater was far more different than the media portrayed him to be. By that, Benjamin meant that Slater was more human than what his fans and others thought.

“Ah, that shop!” Slater perked up and quickened his steps, almost skipping toward the stall not far away from him.

Benjamin and Slater didn’t rush, as they weren’t that interested in the stalls around here. Besides, the night market would lead them to the bars. So, they weren’t in a hurry.

“Sir Ben, why did you decide to come with us?” James asked out of pure curiosity.

“Huh? Well, you said everyone is welcome to join you.”

“Of course! I’m just asking because I thought you’d want to spend more time with Penny and your boss.”

Benjamin pouted. “I wanted to, but then, I have to go back here. It’s been a long day.”

“Can’t you just stay where they’re staying?”

“I can’t. My cousin is here. I don’t want her barging into the rest house to drag me back home.”

James’ face twitched. “Well, I think you did mention staying at your cousin’s place. You should’ve asked her to come with us earlier.”

“I did, but she had other plans for the day. Though, I told her we were going to the bar and invited her. She said she’ll come.”

“Oh, nice!” James said, not realizing that this cousin Benjamin was talking about was actually a very familiar face.

“By the way, are we forgetting something?” Benjamin furrowed his brows, making James tilt his head.

“Eh, it’s probably nothing.” James laughed until he thought about it and stopped. The color drained from his face, causing Benjamin to stop in his tracks to look back at him. “Oh no.”

“What is it?”

“Ray. We left him. We forgot about him.”

Benjamin’s mouth slowly opened as he gasped. “Right! OMG!”