Lina had just finished organizing the snacks on the shelves when she turned around and looked at her mother. “You two are really good at this, huh?”

“That’s not it about your mom!” Jesse smirked. “She doesn’t care when people talk about her as long as they don’t touch her money. Try messing with her money, and they’ll know!”

“Jesse Jenner!” Melissa immediately threw a bottle of water at him, narrowly missing his head.

“I’m serious,” Melissa said, looking at Zeke, who was moving the goods outside. “Since he came into our lives, our lives have been much more peaceful!

“Didn’t Dave say that Lina found us a door guardian?

“How long can this guardian stay? Does he have any other family members?”

“What are you doing?” interjected Lina.

“I’m getting to know more about him!” Melissa thought for a moment. “Don’t get involved in these matters. I’ll interrogate him slowly and make him confess the truth!”

Lina looked at her mother, feeling both amused and exasperated, and laughed softly.

organizing the goods, they went home to eat. Since Lina had no classes,

cool spot by the entrance, drinking

fair dainty hand reached out, holding two cups

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and saw

slush, and the other is bubble milk

“No, I—”

him the strawberry slush. “This one’s cold. It’ll keep

it and sipped it with furrowed brows. He had never

at him. “What’s

“It’s good,” he replied.

“Then drink it quickly!”

hers quickly, finishing half of the cup in a few sips. Her face showed a

indifferently. “Drinking too much milk

to glare at him. “What? Do

her from head to toe and gave his assessment

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