Helen gritted her teeth in frustration. Just you wait!
She rebuked, “Stop behaving as though you’re older than me! Dad might have acknowledged you as his godson, but you’re supposed to be my younger godbrother!”
“Excuse me? Are you trying to defy Uncle Hendrick’s words? On top of that, as I’m older than you, why don’t you show your elder godbrother some respect? You have nothing to lose anyway.”
“Are you sure you’re older than me? Why does it seem the other way round?” Helen rebutted.
“Excuse me? How old are you again? I’m twenty-three-year-old, okay?” As Jason was afraid he might be younger than Helen, he lied. Actually, he was merely twenty-two-year-old.
Jason secretly praised himself for a job well done because Helen went dead silent at that score. He behaved as though he was her elder brother and advised her, “You need to mind your manners in the future. Otherwise, you’re going to have a hard time when you join the workforce. Besides, shouldn’t you be proud to have such a handsome and exceptional godbrother?”
He felt so much better after he finished his orated speech. As Hendrick was his strongest backing, he finally got the better of Helen after all the humiliations.
“What do you mean I should be proud? Ha! I guess I can never talk any senses into someone who’s born without a brain, huh? No matter what, since you’re the last to join the household, you should be the youngest! You should consider me your elder sister!”
Jason insisted, “No! You should listen to Uncle Hendrick and take me as your elder brother!”
“No! I am your elder sister!”
“No! YI am older!”
“Never in a million years!”
As the intense confrontation went on, the innocent Winson started checking on the conflicting duo repetitively.
Hannah had enough of the mischievous duo’s interaction. She cleared her throat and told Helen, “You need to cut it off and stop embarrassing yourself in front of Winson.” After she stopped her sister, she signaled Fabian to keep Jason under control.
Fabian was conscious of her plan. He told Jason, “Can you behave like a man and stop picking on a woman?”
Hannah couldn’t help but despise Fabian. Wow! Says you? Why have you never once stopped picking on me? You’re the one who needs to stop threatening me!
As Fabian took Helen’s side again, she asserted in a righteous manner, “Have you not heard Fabian’s words? Why don’t you hurry up and acknowledge me as your elder godsister now?”
“Since you’re not listening to Uncle Hendrick, why should I listen to Fabian? You need to hurry up and acknowledge me as your elder brother!” Jason showed no signs of giving in just yet.
“No! I’m the elder one!”
“No! It should be the other way around!”
Hannah was at a loss for words because the mischievous duo would wreak havoc whenever they saw one another in person.
As she had run out of ideas, she looked Fabian in the eyes with her face puckered asking for help.
Smiling, he was surprised because it turned out there were things she couldn’t handle either.
Since the duo’s presence and interaction were slowly getting out of control, Fabian cleared his throat and announced, “I think that’s enough. Just let it be if both of you can’t reach a consensus.”
The duo went dead silent because of Fabian’s stern look. Jason responded with a helpless nod while Helen glared at Jason in the eyes and said, “Hmph! You’re such a despicable man! I’ll stop talking to you and read Winson a story!”
Jason thought that was a bad idea. The last time Helen read Winson a story, she ridiculed him with a made-up story.
As he thought about it, he sprinted over to Winson’s side and started reading him a story before Helen could start.
After Fabian caressed Winson’s head, he turned around and returned to Hannah’s side, taking a seat on the edge of the bed.
Hendrick took the initiative and apologized with an embarrassed look, “I’m so sorry for the trouble Helen has caused you.”
“Uncle, it’s fine because I think it’s great to have someone to lighten up the mood,” Fabian asserted in a serious tone because he had taken a liking to Helen as women with such a straightforward character didn’t exist in his initial social circle.
Hendrick responded with a sheepish grin and thought it was an excuse to get him out of the tight spot. When he recalled something, he asked, “Are you acquainted with Jason?”
