Chapter 62: I have to
Charles and Allison’s plan to break the news about Nina to their children halted at Hugo’s remarks.
"Oh, Atlas, I put my bet on you."
"Huh?" question marks filled the couple’s thought bubble as they gazed at Hugo. "Hugo, what do you mean, a bet?"
Hugo smiled as he happily explained. "There’s a betting pool in the school now. All students are putting their bets on whether Atlas will make it to the star section this semester or not."
"What?" Allison and Charles gasped in unison as they instinctively gazed at Atlas.
"Atlas, is this true?" Charles blurted out.
Atlas glanced at them and nodded before he ate a spoonful. While the couple processed this, Hugo continued in the same enthusiastic tone.
"Slater’s in the bet too!" he exclaimed, making Slater freeze. "He declared that he wouldn’t be at the bottom of his class anymore. I bet on him, and the entire team also placed their bets on Atlas just to spite Max."
The couple was momentarily stunned. Atlas’s goal was surprising, but Slater too? Above all, they were most surprised that Hugo was putting on bets.
Penny also looked at Hugo incredulously. She heard about Max, who jumped from the 7th place in the star section to the 5th rank. She didn’t know Hugo knew him that much.
’Also, what did he mean, the team bet on Atlas just to spite someone? How did he make that sound less... vicious?’
"Hugo, how come there’s a betting pool in your school? Isn’t that another form of gambling? The school allows this?" Allison asked, worried their son would get caught by participating in such things.