Chapter 1857


    "Look, Sean, I should have called you by ‘Mr. Sean’. I''m so sorry," Ophelia quickly corrected herself,


    her cheeks coloring with embarrassment.


    Hans shot his younger brother a warning nce that said, "That''s Be''s friend. And you''re scaring her!


    What''s with the attitude?"


    "That was your fault, Sean. She was just trying to show you some respect, calling you ‘Brother Sean’


    because of Be. And here you are, freaking her out. Apologize to Be''s friend!" rk couldn''t stand it


    any longer, emphasizing that Ophelia was “Be''s friend”!


    That''s MY sister''s friend, so you’d better be nice!


    There was also pressure from Hans''s demanding stare: “Apologize.”


    It was as if they all thought Sean was out of line. If it was that Sean didn''t want to help Ms. Almond or


    he found it bothersome, he could''ve just said so. There was no need to be so cold that he wouldn''t


    even let Ophelia call him by “Brother Sean.”


    Feeling utterly wronged, Sean didn''t know how to exin that he didn''t want to be brothers and sisters


    with Ophelia, and now he had caused a huge misunderstanding. Ophelia, too intimidated to even


    nce at him, picked up her cup and took a few sips of coffee to distract herself. Poor Sean was at a


    loss for words.


    Arabe, however, read the situation and offered a gentle smile. "Didn''t Hans just suggest that Sean


    get to know my friend, make a new buddy? What Sean means is, since they''re friends, there''s no need


    for formalities like brother and sister, just first names are fine, right, Sean?"


    "Yeah, exactly, that''s what I meant! My sis gets me!" Sean was eager to clear up any


    misunderstanding, his tone shifting to a more careful and almost timid inflection.


    Ophelia hadn''t expected Arabe toe up with such a smooth exnation on Sean''s behalf.


    What Arabe didn''t know was that Sean had been putting up roadblocks on her projects behind the


    scenes.


    If she found out, she''d definitely think Sean disliked Ophelia personally!


    But for Arabe''s sake, Ophelia maintained a polite facade, "I guess I misunderstood you, Sean. But


    since you''re Be''s brother, it feels rude to just call you by your first name. I''ll stick with ‘Brother Sean,’


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    if that''s fine."


    "That’s not fine!"


    That formality just made things worse, more distant, more alienating!


    But Sean''s adamant response took everyone by surprise again.


    His brothers suspected he was losing his mind because he was acting so strangely tonight.


    Arabe, on the other hand, understood what he was getting at and said with a softugh, "Sean just


    feels like we''re all family here, no need for such formal titles. Ophelia, you can call him ‘Sean,’ and


    Sean, you can call my friend ‘Ophelia.’"


    "All right, Ophelia," Sean began, suddenly picking up some cupcakes from the table and cing them


    before her, "Emm. I''m not great with words, so please don''t take it to heart. Be, what vor does your


    friend like?"


    "Strawberries," Arabe reminded him.


    Without hesitation, Sean moved the te so the strawberry-filled cupcakes were right in front of


    Ophelia, waiting for her to take one.


    If he weren''t afraid of being considered dirty, he would have liked to pick the cake up himself and


    deliver it to her.


    "These cupcakes are freshly made, they''re really good," Sean said. Trying to coax a more pleasant


    expression from Ophelia, he looked at Arabe for confirmation, "Right, sis?"


    "Yeah, Sean''s right. They''re delicious. Go help yourself, try one."


    Ophelia couldn''t help but feel that Arabe was acting out of character tonight!


    Having known Arabe for years, Ophelia had never seen Arabe go to bat for a guy like this!


    But for the sake of her friend, Ophelia took a cupcake. "Thanks, Mr… Thank you."


    Sean didn''t hear her call him by his name, which left him feeling a bit downhearted, but at least she


    was talking to him now, and his mood quickly improved, "No problem, we''re all friends here!"


    And with that, it became clear to the rest of the brothers.


    Sean had a thing for Ophelia and didn''t want to take “brother”!


    It seems his little sister knew him well enough to help him out right from the start!