"Let me help." Seeing Jace Lennox carrying fresh vegetables and fruit, Phoebe Faulkner instinctively reached out, took the groceries from him, and hurried into the kitchen.
She was so eager to please, it was almost suspicious.
An hour later, Phoebe had Finn carry Lionel downstairs and set him in a chair at the dining table. "Lionel, once the soup is ready, we can eat. But, you have to listen to me. Don't eat too much."
Lionel nodded, but his eyes fell on Jace in the kitchen.
"Phoebe, is that annoying guy the one cooking for us?" Lionel asked coldly.
Lionel recognized Jace. After all, Jace was the one who had brought him here.
In the beginning, Jace had also been the one who wouldn't let him see Phoebe.
Phoebe quickly covered Lionel's mouth. "Lionel," she whispered, "we're living in his house now, so we can't just say whatever we want. If he gets upset, he'll..."
