Sumit was a 40-year-old bachelor, living alone in a tiny apartment tucked into the second floor of an aging building in the older part of town. Despite his age, his boyish face, soft-spoken manner, and modest frame often led strangers to assume he was much younger — and perhaps still in college. Standing at just 5’3” and weighing 64 kgs, Sumit had grown used to the quiet life — tidy, structured, and mostly solitary.But life began to change the day Lakshmi walked into his apartment.Lakshmi, 55 years old, had responded to his ad for a full-time maid. When she showed