Chapter 1441: Hard as a rock
When Penny walked back into the house, she stopped upon spotting Atlas idling in the living room. He was massaging his temple, showing no sign of leaving just yet. When she shifted her gaze to the other side, her face twitched.
There, Hugo was doing intense push-ups—so fast that Penny didn’t even doubt the numbers he was counting.
"What is wrong with you?" Penny grumbled, ready to confront them. However, Hugo ignored her, while Atlas merely peeked at her.
"First Brother, I know you came here to ask me about the security system. Since you seem to have this wicked plan of replacing people with automation."
"Sometimes, systems like this are more efficient than having extra people idling in the company," Atlas replied, his tone as lifeless as ever. "But don’t talk to me about that. My head is aching, and also—why is this place so hot?"
"Hot?" Penny scrunched up her nose. "If we stay here for another hour, I might end up wrapping myself in blankets."
"This house’s AC is broken. What are you talking about?" Hugo muttered through gritted teeth, still doing push-ups. "It feels like an oven in here."
"That’s because you’re working out!" Penny yelled before pinching the bridge of her nose.
Just then, she noticed that Slater and Zoren were nowhere to be seen. Looking around, she found no sign of them.
"Where’s Third Brother and Renren?"
Atlas shrugged, fingers still pressing against his temple. "Slater said this house feels like hell, so he went to take a bath. As for your husband, he said he was going to check on your overweight pets."
"They’re not overweight!" Penny huffed. "Blacky and Chunchun are just... unexercised!"