Back at the house, after Jay placed the four grocery bags away, he took out the fingerprint lock, found a toolbox, and deftly dismantled the brass lock on the door. Rose was shocked beyond belief and quickly stopped him. "This is Sean's house, Sir Ares. Can you not wreck it without his permission?"

Jay's hands did not stop moving. "Brass locks aren't a s secure as fingerprint locks," he said candidly.

"Why aren't brass locks secure?" Rose was baffled.

Jay stared at her and spat out a few words. "It's not the lock, it's the landlord."

Rose laughed.

She thought that he was worried about the safety of the children. "Well then, have you ever seen a human trafficker as gentlemanly and rich as Mr. Bell?"

Jay threw the tool in his hand on the floor and glared a t her unhappily. "Then, have you seen a human trafficker as handsome and rich as me?"

'Um...

'Does he still remember that I asked the kids to call him a human trafficker?'

Jay glared at Rose's embarrassed face and said, "Sean i

that he is gentlemanly. His charming

felt more awkward the more he spoke. "Are you afraid that he'll

turned red with embarrassment after she said that. Perhaps she had

manual from the floor and handed it to her. "Read it

was exasperated. "Don't you know how to

changing the lock for your safety, can't you at

"Sure, whatever," Rose said.

pleased. Jay was worried about her safety.

the manual while he wordlessly continued to install the

that he had finished installing the lock. He was looking at her with a wretched gentleness in his gaze. Rose felt as though she was jolted by electricity. She felt her

how to install the lock without my

you ask me to

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listening to what I'm telling you, or are you listening to

pleasantly. He was listening

clear, and certain words carried the unique lilt

up the brass lock from the floor and

Ares, but you shouldn't be so wasteful! That brass lock is still new, and it's an expensive

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