“No one wants a cheeky rascal like you…” Old Henry paused mid-sentence and frowned. Staring at Zachary suspiciously, he asked, “What did you just say? ‘Great-grandchildren’?”

“Your hearings must have deteriorated with age,” Zachary feigned a sigh while shaking his head.

“Daddy, Grandpa’s ears are still good,” Ellie defended Henry, puffing up her cheeks childishly.

“Ellie, what did you just call him?” Old Henry was stunned.

“Daddy.” Turning her head, Ellie replied with a straight, serious face.

“Hell, what’s going on ‘ere?” Old Henry looked intently at Ellie, before turning his gaze to Zachary and demanded, “Cheeky rascal, you’re gonna do some explaining ‘ere?”

to be called Great-grandpa from now on…” Robbie chuckled as he faced old Henry and enthusiastically explained, “Since he’s our Daddy,” the young boy paused and pointed to Zachary before continuing, “And we’re Daddy’s children. Therefore, we can’t address you as ‘Grandpa’ from

in agreement as he chirped

as he impatiently called Zachary over, “I can’t make

giving their spot to their

can’t Grandpa understand what we’re

didn’t express it clearly enough for him to

still in kindergarten anyway. It’s normal for adults not

the second year of kindergarten next year. We should improve

We really should read and recite more. This way

“Agreed.”

as soon as Zachary approached, old Henry punched him on the arm

the punch lacked

the time I was sick, you helped me to take care of these children. I was elated, thinking that you finally had grown a conscience in that thick skull

“You know that I care for them greatly. And I know you do a great job taking care of

children to call you ‘Daddy’?” The old man’s genial tone suddenly took a totally drastic turn. “Have

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