Lola Hussey's head was still drooping, as she whispered, "Brother, I don't understand what you're saying."
Hiram Bailey fell silent.
His sister had always been advanced in her studies, being admitted to Holloway College at the age of fifteen despite her age, achieving full marks in all of her classes, and graduating early at seventeen.
How could someone as clever as her really not understand?
She must just be pretending.
...
After the variety show finished, Lola stayed up until the very end before going to bed.
After seeing his sister return to her room, Hiram quickly called his other siblings, and then the fifth sibling.
When he called the fifth sibling, he was hung up on.
So Hiram sent a message: "Lola got played."
As soon as he sent it,
The receiver responded almost instantly: "Wait, I'm cleaning my gun."
Hiram's heart skipped a beat.
Even though their brothers had different personalities,
The fifth sibling… was a real tough guy!
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