Jessie attempted to rise, suggesting they head downstairs, but Albert playfully suggested, “Stay here for a moment.

I’ll bring the food up so you don’t have to change.

Jessie, asserting herself with a gentle firmness, refused.

She bit her lower lip and explained, “This isn’t right.

I need to be responsible at home too.

How can I maintain authority if we ignore our duties?”

Albert was pleasantly surprised by Jessie’s readiness to help manage the household staff.

It touched him deeply, reinforcing his feeling of finally having a true home after years of uncertainty.

He was grateful that the person he loved was willing to nurture this home with him.

his appreciation subtly, tapping

Jessie smiled in response.

she dressed, Albert sat on the sofa, absorbed in a

quite attentive, his respectful distance today struck

Albert closed his magazine and remarked,

took her hand, and together they went downstairs to a

allowing Albert and Jessie to discuss household

the afternoon, let’s visit my mom,”

“You don’t seem to visit her

Albert smiled gently.

used to her

times during the

Jessie nodded in understanding.

quite familiar with Helen, Albert’s mother, who frequented their

but she respected her privacy as

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