Albert questioned why he hired this chatterbox in the first place.
Elsie swiftly carried out Alberts orders.
In under thirty minutes, all nine villa staff were out the door.
Upstairs, Jeslyn lounged on the sofa, eyeing Jessie eagerly.
Jeslyn couldnt care less about learning Hungarian or anything else.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe just wanted Jessie to play with her.
She whipped out a Barbie set, begging Jessie to doll up the toys.
Jessie had no choice but to entertain Jeslyn and sneak in a bit of Hungarian teaching. She figured Albert wouldnt be too fussed about Jeslyns progress anyway.
With that in mind, Jessie goofed around.
She spent the evening playing and dining with Jeslyn. Albert brought their dinner upstairs, saying little. But Jessie couldnt help but wonder where the staff had disappeared to.
After setting down the meal, Albert retreated to his study.
Jessie lingered with Jeslyn until nine o clock, thinking it was time to depart.
Just as she was about to bid Jeslyn goodnight, The night sky was lit up by lightning and thunder echoing in the distance.
Then came the deluge, catching everyone off guard. Jessie, fearful of thunder, barely had time to rea
ct before Jeslyn leaped into her arms.
Jeslyn clung to Jessie tightly.
Dont go, please? Im scared.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmJessie soothed Jeslyn. ll call Elsie to stay with you, or you can sleep with your dad tonight.
Jeslyn shook her head.
She held onto Jessie like a barnacle. After a while, Jessie felt Jeslyn trembling. She lowered her head to find Jeslyn looking up at her.
Sometimes when Dads away on trips, the thunder scares me. Can you be my mom? | want a mom. Then maybe | wont be scared of thunder anymore.
Jessie was taken aback.
Jeslyn had mentioned wanting Jessie to be her mom before but Jessie had brushed it off as childish talk.
Now, it was clear Jeslyn was serious.
She had chosen a woman both she and her dad liked to be her mom.
But how could that be Jessie?