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?'

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

he spoke. "Are

with embarrassment after she said that. Perhaps she had misinterpreted what

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

exasperated. "Don't you know how to

I'm changing the lock for your safety, can't you at least help me

"Sure, whatever," Rose said.

was worried about her safety. Did

contents of the manual while he wordlessly continued

she lifted her head to look but saw 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.

know how to install

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at him. "Are you listening to what I'm

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pronunciation was clear, and certain words carried the

lock from the floor and carelessly tossed

shouldn't be so wasteful! That brass lock is