Irene blinked.
"Well, it would be weird if I called you something else," she admitted.
Getting the advantage right then, Zachary puffed himself up. "See? I'm her senior."
"How so?" Irene asked.
"I'm younger than Isaac, but you married him," he explained, pausing for a moment before continuing, "Since I'm your upperclassman, he should defer to me too, right?"
James and Erin were speechless, with the former rising to his feet. "Come on. Let's go back to my room."
The way Zachary kept talking, he would have to defer to Zachary too!
"Stay here. You should listen to see if I'm right," Zachary grinned smugly. "Honestly, my junior is really the best!'
James really wanted to punch him right then—that face definitely needed one.
"You're right," Irene suddenly said. "But you'd have to ask Isaac first to see if that applies."
James stared at Zachary in turn. "You heard her."
Zachary was speechless—Isaac would throw him out of his own house if he so much as breathed that.
Yes, that was definitely not going to happen!
"I'll pass," Zachary said, knowing that he would never win against Isaac. He simply gave up on the issue.
Erin sat down beside Irene in turn and said, "I need to talk to you about something, Irene."
"Tell me," Irene watched her.
"I'm thinking about taking James to Minerva with me. Is that alright with you?" Erin asked.
"As long as you both agree on it," Irene replied.
She believed that she had no right to meddle in their relationship, but if they feel that they could, they should.
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