"Alethea, you don't need to address me as Sir. With a kind grin, Reginald added, "You can call me Grandfather too, just like them." In acknowledgment, Akai gave a nod of her head.
John did not feel quite as at ease, though. "He's giving you a smile, but in my whole life, I have never seen him smile at me," he moved to stand next to Akai." Such a resentful old man toward his own grandson." With a tone full of bitterness, John spoke to her in a quiet whisper.
"Do you intend to die?", she covered her mouth and said softly to John, "He could hear you. "Are you really afraid of your grandfather?" John's look became sentimental. "You can say that."
"I find it unbelievable that you would fear your grandfather." Akai started laughing out of control. "Are you finding it funny?" John posed the serious question. "If you saw how he treated me, you would understand." Akai turned to face Reginald and Ryder as they were talking. "I don't believe your words."
