Sir Ares, Goodnight

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

a wolf in sheep's clothing, yet you think that he is gentlemanly. His charming looks are only superficial. You ought to be wary of

awkward the more he spoke. "Are you afraid that he'll do something untoward

turned red with embarrassment after she said that. Perhaps she

manual from the floor and handed

"Don't you know

the lock for your safety, can't

"Sure, whatever," Rose said.

was secretly pleased. Jay was worried about her safety. Did

contents of the manual while

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

install the lock

me to read the manual

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I'm

pleasantly. He was listening

words carried the

up the brass lock from the floor

be so wasteful!