Lisa was setting up lunch at the dining table when Jasmin stepped in and requested to help, but Lisa insisted she was good and had it all under control. Jasmin, regardless, would not take Lisa’s usual advice to do nothing, and she stepped into the kitchen with her.

“There are still a few things to be set, I can tell.”

Lisa dropped the kettle from the cooker and poured the hot water into a glass jog sitting on the tray on the kitchen island.

“Well, the maids are on break and I told mom I could handle it. You helping me wouldn’t be me handling it now, will it?” once...