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.

expressed his appreciation subtly, tapping

Jessie smiled in response.

on the sofa, absorbed in a magazine, giving

distance

her thoughts, Albert closed his magazine and remarked, “We have ample

hand, and together they

allowing Albert and Jessie to

let’s visit

“You don’t seem to

Albert smiled gently.

used to her own

few times during the

Jessie nodded in understanding.

quite familiar with Helen, Albert’s mother,

Helen, but she respected her privacy as

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