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Just to be safe, Roland gave a quick instruction to the butler on his way up. “Keep an eye on her. If she tries to sneak up and eavesdrop, let us know.”

“Yes, sir,” the butler replied promptly.

Jessica let out short huffs but kept her mouth shut. She waited—more or less obediently.

To her surprise, she ended up waiting over two hours.

The sky had grown dark, and there was still no sign of them coming down. Finally, she got up and started heading upstairs.

“Your father said not to let you go up without permission,” the butler reminded her, repeating Roland’s earlier order.

“I’m just going up to call them for dinner!” Jessica called out as she climbed the stairs, raising her voice so they could hear. “How long are you planning to stay locked in there? I’m—”

a few times, but

was just wrapping up. Melvin had laid everything out on the table for Roland and Lena. He was ready—whether they agreed or not.

Jessica know about all this?” Roland asked,

does,” Melvin replied

decide,” Roland said evenly. Even if he wasn’t ready to let go of his daughter just yet, if it was Melvin, it was something he could live with. “If she’s okay

across his usually cool


unnecessary pressure,” Roland said, his tone lighter now. He gave Melvin’s shoulder a reassuring pat. “All we care about is whether you’ll stay

means

rang out from behind the door, followed by a series of firm knocks. “If you don’t

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is food,” Roland muttered as he opened

clock. She looked at the three of them and asked, “What could you possibly have been talking about for that

eat him

sharp eyes at him and quipped,

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