“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?”

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

chirped in, “Daddy’s grandfather should be called

widened in astonishment. It took him a while to regain his composure as he impatiently called Zachary over, “I can’t make no head nor tail of this. Zachary, get

spot to their Daddy. Gathering at the corner, they started whispering

can’t Grandpa understand

it clearly enough for

sense. We’re still in kindergarten anyway. It’s normal for adults not to understand us. Daddy

second year of kindergarten next year. We should

should read and recite more. This way we

“Agreed.”

soon as Zachary approached, old Henry punched him on the

condition, the punch lacked any

to me that during the time I was sick, you helped me to take care of these children. I was elated,

Zachary’s head, he continued gently, “You know that I care for them greatly. And I know you

teaching these innocent children to call you ‘Daddy’?” The old

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