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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—"
She called their names a few times, but nobody inside the study answered.
At that point, the conversation inside was just wrapping up. Melvin had laid everything out on the table for
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtRoland and Lena. He was ready—whether they agreed or not. He would do whatever it took to win them over. He
wanted their blessing, no matter what.
“Does Jessica know about all this?” Roland asked, his face impossible to read.
“She does,” Melvin replied with a nod.
“Then let her 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 with it, then so are we.”
Melvin hesitated, conflict flickering across his usually cool expression. “But...”
“Don’t burden yourself with 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 true to her and take care of her. That's it.”
“I will,” Melvin promised. “She means more tothan anything.”
“What are you all still going on about in there?” Jessica's voice rang out from behind the door, followed by a
series of firm knocks. “If you don’t cout soon, the soup is going to get cold!”
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“All you ever think about is food,” Roland muttered as he opened the door, seeing right through her excuse.
“Well, it is dinner time,” Jessica said, pointing at the clock. She looked at the three of them and asked, “What
could you possibly have been talking about for that long?”
“Relax, we didn’t eat him alive,” Roland said.
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