StarNovel"Look, Sean, | 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 glance that said, "That's Bella's friend. And you're scaring her! What's with the attitude?"
"That was your fault, Sean. She was just trying to show you srespect, calling you ‘Brother Sean’ because of Bella. And here
you are, freaking her out. Apologize to Bella's friend!" Clark couldn't stand it any longer, emphasizing that Ophelia was “Bella'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 explain 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 glance at him, picked up her cup and took a few sips of
coffee to distract herself. Poor Sean was at a loss for words.
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Arabella, 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 | 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 Arabella to cup with such a smooth explanation on Sean's behalf.
What Arabella 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 Arabella's sake, Ophelia maintained a polite facade, "I guess | misunderstood you, Sean. But since you're Bella's brother, it
feels rude to just call you by your first name. I'll stick with ‘Brother Sean,’ 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.
Arabella, on the other hand, understood what he was getting at and said with a soft laugh, "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 scupcakes from the table and placing them before her, "Emm. I'm not
great with words, so please don't take it to heart. Bella, what flavor does your friend like?"
"Strawberries," Arabella reminded him.
Without hesitation, Sean moved the plate 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.
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"These cupcakes are freshly made, they're really good," Sean said. Trying to coax a more pleasant expression from Ophelia, he
looked at Arabella for confirmation, "Right, sis?"
"Yeah, Sean's right. They're delicious. Go help yourself, try one."
Ophelia couldn't help but feel that Arabella was acting out of character tonight!
Having known Arabella for years, Ophelia had never seen Arabella 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 becclear 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!
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