Chapter 624

Frederick looked at Jane's pouting face and felt a pang of unease. This trick had always worked before, who knew he'd end up tripping over someone like Eden today? His strikingly handsome face twisted into an even more pitiful expression, but he managed to murmur, "Jane, I'm sorry. It's my fault. I shouldn’t have gotten jealous and interrupted your treatment for Eden." He paused, his voice dropping lower. "But hearing you call him 'Brother Eden'... it really stung." Jane met Frederick's gaze, and those earnest, wounded eyes, touched a chord deep within her, causing her heart to melt instantly. Her irritation softened, her expression unwittingly gentling as she replied in her sweet, childlike voice, "Brother Frederick, calling him 'Brother Eden' doesn’t mean anything special! He’s older than me, and he’s my friend’s brother of course I’d call him that!" Seizing the opportunity, Frederick let a playful smile curl at the edges of his lips. "So what you're saying is... calling me 'brother'