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,”

her hand, Janie

taken aback. So she was only agreeing to

denied

do the first

up

wrong

cleaning the swimming

doesn’t what Emma

have canceled your

duty. Isn’t that enough?” Benjamin turned around and

Janie fell silent,

watched as Benjamin’s callou’s back

a say in the game of

was Saturday, so the kids had no school in

a sudden trip

with shopping bags, Julianne came

her guard following her

I came to see the kids. Where are Sun, Moon,

are upstairs. They have homework even in kindergarten, Emmeline courteously

snacks and toys. I

to

stranger. We’re a family.” Julianna grinned

to ear.

without

coffee and

behalf of Adrien. He didn’t think he would run

but it has probably left a

What would the kids

Furrowing her brows, Julianna

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