Jade reluctantly opened her mouth to accept the spoonful of soup Xavier offered her.
He sat beside her on the bed.
“I can do this myself,” she complained.
“The last time I allowed you to do that, I got burnt. I'd rather feed you from now on.” He scooped another spoonful and fed her.
“I can help you do that, sir,” Maria offered as she stood beside him.
“Am I doing it wrong?” he asked, still feeding Jade.
The hot bowl of soup sat on a tray beside her on the bed.
“No, sir.” She shook her head.
“Have you decided what hobby you want?” he asked her.
“Pottery,” she simply stated.
He paused.
“You had different options to choose from, and you picked pottery? Why?”
“Justin loved pottery,” she said. “I found out about it after he moved to the city to work for my dad, so I enrolled him in
