Chapter 1122: How could he be broke?
"Wow, he is still sleeping," Lily whispered in awe, making everyone nod.
"Is he still alive?" Nina asked worriedly. "Should we call someone? Like a doctor or something?"
"They said soldiers always wake up at the slightest sound, but he hasn’t," Ginnie mumbled curiously. "I don’t question his service, but I’m worried if he sleeps this still."
"Should we really be doing this?" Benjamin whispered. "I’m kind of scared — Miss Penny, what are you doing?"
"Checking if he still has two legs," Penny explained before proceeding to peek under the blanket. "Oh, his toes are still intact, huh?"
For context, when Mark revealed that Hugo missed the boat Butler Lee had sent to the town to stay on standby, and Hugo decided to swim his way back, they were all mystified. The boat ride from the town to the island wasn’t a long trip, but it was still far if one swam to it.
Hence, with Penny’s curiosity, which was disguised as "worry," she told everyone to come check on her Second Brother. She did so as if Hugo was a spectacle to look at. That explained why they were there in Hugo’s room.
Atlas, Zoren, Max, and Mark stayed by the door, watching the rest flock around Hugo’s bed. Although Finn was inside, he wasn’t particularly joining the rest to observe Hugo.
"This is wrong," Mark whispered, shaking his head. Since Mark was here and had bumped into Hugo at the doorstep, he could still remember the look on Hugo’s face. The man was almost purple, shivering, water dripping from the tips of his hair and clothes.
But all Hugo told Mark the second their eyes met was, "That’s one hell of a swim."