After seeing Emmeline off, Benjamin went to the swimming pool on the rooftop.

Janie was still scrubbing away.

Her snow-white face was covered

in sweat.

With Benjamin approaching, Janie exclaimed in pleasant surprise, “Am I relieved of my duty, Mr. Benjamin?”

“We need to set ground rules. You will be free from your task if you can stick to the rules.”

Benjamin got down and looked at Janie in the pool from above.

“What are the rules?’

Feeling restless, Janie looked up

at the man on top of the pool.

“Number one, you aren’t allowed to call me except for work-related matters.”

Janje pursed her lips without saying a word.

“Number two, you can’t deliver any more food to me. The last thing I want to hear is gossip.”

Janie pressed her lips together, but the hurt was shown in her

eyes.

“Number three, don’t give me flowers. Don’t you find it embarrassing for me as a man to receive flowers every day?”

“Mr. Benjamin, I can accept the rules apart from the first two,”

hand,

taken aback. So she was only agreeing to

Benjamin denied her request for

do the

up in

wrong to

on with cleaning the swimming pool.”

Emma

have canceled

duty. Isn’t that enough?” Benjamin

Janie fell silent,

callou’s back disappeared out of

did not have a say in the game of love

was Saturday, so the kids had no school

a sudden trip to the

with shopping bags, Julianne came bearing

put her guard following

came to see the kids. Where are Sun, Moon, and Star?” Julianna put the things on

homework

toys. I want to see if they

take the things up to them. later. Thank you,

a family.”

to ear.

without

cup of hot coffee and added milk before

of Adrien. He didn’t think he would run into the ladies from the

me, but it has probably left a bad impression on the kids. Adrien is…”

the same. What would

Furrowing her brows, Julianna

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