The Billionaire Twins Need A New Mommy! novel Chapter 741

Chapter 741: No Shame In That

"I don’t know."

For a moment, nothing but silence filled the hallway as everyone stared at Atlas. He raised his brows, noticing the confusion on their faces, including Slater and Hugo, who had been with him in the Order all this time.

Penny and Zoren looked especially taken aback, as if what he had said was something... unimaginable.

"You... don’t know?" Penny repeated, utterly confused.

Hesitation gnawed at Atlas’s chest, but he nodded. "Mhm. I don’t know."

Just as he expected Penny to react strongly, her lips trembled, and her eyes widened. Before she could say anything else, she stepped forward and hugged him.

"Oh, poor you," she muttered, patting her first brother’s back. "It must be so hard for you."

Atlas furrowed his brows, looking down at his sister as she hugged him and spoke as if consoling a small child.

"Not really," he replied flatly, but it didn’t stop her. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"If Dad were here, he’d say how pitiful his eldest son is," she continued, earning an immediate reaction from Slater.

"Hey, don’t talk like Dad’s gone just because he’s not here!"

Zoren nodded in agreement. "I’m with him, my love. Dad’s just in his room."

Penny ignored them, continuing to comfort Atlas. As for Atlas, he gazed down at his sister and let out a shallow chuckle. He rested a hand on top of her head, his eyes flicking briefly to Zoren, who gave him a subtle smile, then to his brothers.

Atlas didn’t like the words I don’t know.

Growing up, whenever he didn’t know something, he made sure to find the answer. He believed he had to know everything. Perhaps because that was what he learned from his father.

Charles, after all, never worried his wife or children. No matter the problem, he handled it.

So Atlas never said he didn’t know.

What his siblings were used to hearing was that everything was under control, or that they shouldn’t worry. Even after he took over the Order, he rarely asked for help and never for anything major.

"It’s okay, First Brother," Penny murmured, rubbing his back. "We’re here. We’ll figure it out. I’ll help."

"I know," Atlas replied, making her pause.

Slowly, Penny pulled back and looked up at him in surprise. "What?"

"Lola told me... I can protect everyone without taking away their right to want to protect me too. And there’s no shame in that," he said, nodding at her. "So I know you would."

At that, Atlas noticed Zoren shaking his head slightly. Even Hugo shook his head, while Slater raised a finger to his lips, signaling Atlas to stop talking.

But it was too late.

Before Atlas could process their reactions, Penny dramatically threw herself at him and burst into tears.

"Huhuhu! First Brother is finally growing up—I can’t believe marriage changed him!"

Atlas stiffened, holding Penny as she cried loudly, as if Charles had passed away. Even people passing through the hallway slowed to stare, clearly assuming they were grieving.

"I shouldn’t have said that," Atlas muttered, glancing around. Everyone nodded in quiet agreement.

Now they had an inconsolable, wailing Penny on their hands.

Moments later, Finn returned. He slowed when he heard the crying. Upon seeing everyone gathered—and Penny sobbing—his heart slammed against his ribs.

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