"Jason? He's utterly irresponsible. All he thinks about is fighting and other forms of violence! How good can a guy like that be? Get Winson to stay away from him in the future. I don't want him picking up any bad habits from Jason," Helen remarked disapprovingly.
"I think Jason's all right. He may have a few bad habits, but he's good-hearted. He isn't as foolish as you say he is. I heard Fabian say that he isn't short on brains either. Whenever anyone tries to get the better of them, Jason's always right up there with Fabian,” Hannah insisted, determined to clear Jason's name.
"He told me that too. He came off as rather insufferably arrogant, though," Helen retorted. Then she turned to Hannah, aghast. "Hannah! You're not trying to matchmake us, are you? Neither of us will be able to get much peace if
we're together."
Hannah had had that plan in mind but abruptly terminated it at Helen's violent rejection. She smiled at Helen awkwardly, saying, "Uh... I wasn't matchmaking, exactly. He just happened to come up, that's all."
"That had better be the case. I'd sooner marry a pig than that man," Helen fumed. At the thought of Jason's haughty face, Helen felt an irresistible urge to lash out at something, preferably him.
At that moment, the door swung open yet again, and Fabian entered alone.
"Where's Jason?" Hannah asked in surprise.
Hmph! That fellow had better stay out of here. Let us have some peace here for once. Helen thought spitefully.
"Jason's gone to deal with some matters of his own," Fabian replied casually.
"Does he even have anything to do? I thought all he did was loiter around and run his mouth,” Helen remarked disdainfully.
Jason, who'd walked to the entrance of the hospital, sneezed unwittingly. He chuckled to himself, muttering, "Is someone bitching about me behind my back?"
Another woman, walking past him, glanced at him strangely.
Jason was used to adoring looks, unlike the condescending one he'd just received. Aggrieved, he addressed the woman, "What are you looking at? Haven't you ever met someone as handsome as me?"
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