If you're here to beg me to your place, forget it. My spot's bigger, comfier, and mosquito-free."

Jessie couldn't help but chuckle at Jeslyn's fiery retort.

Albert gently tapped Jeslyn under the blanket. "You were just talking about wanting to see Jessie. She's here, but now you won't see her?"

“I don't want to see her. She said no to being my mom."

Jessie thought Jeslyn was being stubborn. She wondered how Albert had raised her. Logically, Jeslyn was his only kid and would take over the family business someday. But wasn't she a bit too wayward?