Another Dose of an Anecdote before the Exposition of the REAL Story

One of the lady boarders is having a some-kind-of-an-"it's complicated™"-ish-affair with the owners' only son.

To make matters even more "it's complicated™"-ish, their affair is kept as a SECRET.

Will their love survive amidst the preying eyes of the landlady/the guy's mother? What of the other issues, as well?