Oh, you would be surprised at what gossip people will seem fit to spread under the delusion that they are "helping". ...But thank you; I do very much appreciate it.
[And he trusts she is smart enough to know they'd have to have Words if she went and decided to do something stupid.]
May I, then, count on your continued assistance at the bakery? [She won't run for the hills? ...He gives a light shrug, and adds, almost like an afterthought:]
Should you have questions or concerns before deciding, I will do my best to answer them.