Byrum nodded and turned to Hannah.
“You may arrange her position in the company as you see fit. Business is business, process it Like you would any other employee.”
“I got it, Grandpa. I’ll make arrangements tomorrow.”
“Good. Now, let’s eat.”
Edwin was most displeased by the whole ordeal. When they left the manor later, he slammed the car door closed with a heavy bang.
Jalen fastened his seatbelt and frowned at the younger man.
“Just yank the door off my car, why don’t you?”
“You saw that, didn’t you?” Edwin blurted out in righteous indignation.
“That dinner was a set up for Hannah! So what if we haven’t seen each other in a long time? If Johanna didn’t fuck up, we might not even see Aunt Ursula again for the rest of our lives!”
He turned in his seat to look back at Hannah.
“Don’t worry about Johanna. I’ll talk to Grandpa and tell him to assign her to my team.
I’ll keep an eye on her.”
“There’s no need for that,” Hannah said calmly.
“Grandpa assigned her to me, and I can’t refuse his orders. There’s nothing to worry about.
I’ll do as he says and treat her like an ordinary employee. I’‘1L evaluate her abilities tomorrow and give her a position that befits her qualifications.”
Edwin curled his lips in disdain.
“She was utterly useless even as a student. What kind of skills can she possibly have? She might as well work as a maid, though I can’t really say that she is good with house chores.”
Hannah found his vehemence toward Johanna rather funny.
“Come on, you two are about the same age, right? Do you really have to be so ruthless to her?”
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Jalen chuckled at that before saying in a teasing tone, “You probably don’t know this, but they’ve always had their issues. They only got more vocal about it after you came along. See, after you took Edwin under your wing, he’s grown even less tolerant of Johanna. He was already carrying a grudge against her as it is.”
“Is it my fault for holding grudges?” Edwin challenged.
“You only say that because you don’t understand! She always pinned the blame on me after she messed up, and this goes all the way back to our childhood!
Even as a kid, I knew how vile and cunning she is!”
Laughter bubbled out of Hannah, and she helplessly shook her head at Edwin.