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, Janie

she was

Benjamin denied her request for

I can’t do the first

teared up

wrong to love

can carry on with cleaning the swimming pool.”

what Emma says count too?”

have canceled your

that enough?” Benjamin turned around

Janie fell silent,

as Benjamin’s callou’s back

Emmeline did not have a say in the

the kids

sudden trip to

Julianne came

guard following

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

are upstairs. They have homework

kids some snacks and toys. I want to see if they will like

take the things up to them.

a stranger. We’re a family.” Julianna grinned from

to ear.

without a

hot coffee

to say sorry on behalf of Adrien. He didn’t think he would run into the ladies from the

but it has probably left a bad impression on

the same. What would the kids

Furrowing her brows, Julianna

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