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,

So she was only agreeing

Benjamin denied her request

I can’t do

up in

she wrong to love

on with cleaning the swimming pool.”

Emma says count too?”

have canceled

enough?” Benjamin turned

Janie fell silent,

watched as Benjamin’s callou’s back disappeared

have a say in the game of

kids had no school

a sudden

bags, Julianne came bearing children’s food and

her guard following her

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

have homework even in

bought the kids some snacks and toys. I

take the things up to them. later.

a

to ear.

scowled without a

poured a cup of hot coffee and added

think he would run into the ladies from the Imperial Palace the other

it has probably left a bad impression on

the same. What would the kids think

Furrowing her brows, Julianna

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