“Uncle Hendrick, hurry up and come in!”
Helen was about to yell at Jason again, but she stopped when she heard Jason’s voice. Uncle? What the heck is Jason up to again? Has he brought someone else to defend him after being bullied by me? Has he returned with someone because he’s afraid of Fabian?
On the other hand, Hannah was equally confused by their presence. Her heart skipped a beat when she recalled Jason and Fabian’s families were closely affiliated. Perhaps the uncle Jason had brought along was also a close friend of the two families. Why has Jason brought along his uncle with him? If his uncle figures out my relationship with Fabian, doesn’t that mean it will be made wide known to those from the upper echelon? Does that mean we’re going to be exposed soon?
Hannah and Helen had their eyes glued to the entrance. While Helen couldn’t wait to embarrass Jason again, Hannah was on pins and needles because she was afraid it was someone affiliated with Fabian’s family. As Heather had handed over the family heirloom to her, she was afraid she wouldn’t be able to keep their relationship a secret anymore.
Holding her breath, Hannah saw a familiar figure closing in.
“Dad!” she greeted her father in disbelief and craned over to see if anyone else had tagged along with them.
Similarly, Helen, who was surprised, asked, “Dad, why are you here?”
After Hannah ensured no one else was behind her father, she let out a sigh of relief. After she regained her composure, she was confused because Jason had addressed her father in an odd manner. What’s going on? How is Dad related to Jason?
“I’m here to visit Hannah…” as he explained himself, he looked at Jason next to him.
“Mmm! Uncle Hendrick is here to visit Hannah!” Jason showed them the things he had with him before heading over to the table to unpack the food.
“What? Is something wrong with my ears? What have you been addressing my father as?” Helen caressed her ears and asked in disbelief.
“Your ears are fine! I’m addressing him as Uncle Hendrick!” As Jason brought Helen a serving of food, he whispered, “I guess you’re my godsister from now onwards, huh?”
Helen was on the verge of losing her mind when she saw Jason’s proud grin. This hedonistic man is going to be our godbrother from now onwards? What kind of a joke is this?
She gaped at her father and asked, “Dad?”
Hendrick looked at Jason and explained, “J-Jason is telling the truth. From now onwards, he’s your godbrother.”
Jason? Godbrother? Can anyone tell me what’s going on? Why the heck has he turned into our father’s godson out of the blue?
“See? Uncle Hendrick has acknowledged me as his godson! You need to acknowledge me as your godbrother too!” Jason felt great because he finally got the better of Helen for once. You shouldn’t have gotten full of yourself just because Fabian is on your side? So are you going to teach me a lesson now? Hmph! Let’s see who’s going to be the one to teach the other party a lesson in the future! I’ll definitely irritate you every day!
Helen glared at Jason and announced, “No way!”
She turned and asked Hendrick, “Dad, what’s going on?”
Hendrick had a hard time explaining the reasons behind it because he was equally baffled since the entire process occurred within a few minutes.
“We’ll talk about it some other time.” As Hendrick was afraid Helen would bring up the same topic again. He diverted their attention and asked, “Are you okay? I’m sure you’re hungry, aren’t you? Your mother has prepared a lot of food for you. Hurry up and finish it all!”
Hendrick served Hannah the soup he had brought along from home.
When her father opened the container, she caught a whiff of a familiar scent.
“Hannah, your mother has prepared this for you because it’s the best post-surgical meal. Hurry up and finish it.” Hannah had always been Hendrick and his wife’s favorite because she was an obedient girl ever since she was young.
On the other hand, Hannah felt bad when she saw Hendrick. Over the years, they had brought her up as though she was their biological daughter. They would ensure she got a share of everything they have along with Helen. At times, she couldn’t help but wonder if Helen could live a better life without her.
As Hannah had consumed several servings of soups Fabian brought her, she was too full. However, she couldn’t bear to turn her father down.
