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.

subtly, tapping her nose

Jessie smiled in response.

dressed, Albert sat on the sofa, absorbed

his respectful distance today struck

Albert closed his magazine and remarked,

her hand, and together they went downstairs to a lavish

of Jeslyn, allowing Albert and Jessie to

visit my

don’t seem to visit her often, do

Albert smiled gently.

to her

times

Jessie nodded in understanding.

grown quite familiar with Helen, Albert’s mother,

sensed a depth to Helen, but

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