She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 807:

He wanted to tell her that none of them wanted him there at all. But when he met her eyes, saw the sincerity in them, the words faltered and died.

“Nothing. Just tired,” he muttered, his tone losing its edge. “I need some rest.”

With that, he turned and disappeared down the hallway before Melinda could say another word.

“Kristian!”

“Let him go.” Isaac gently caught Melinda’s arm, his eyes darkening. “He needs some time.”

“But what’s going on with him?” she asked, clearly shaken by his coldness. “Did something happen while he was away?”

The tension between Lionel and Kristian had always followed a pattern: Lionel’s rough jabs met by Kristian’s lighthearted teasing.

To outsiders, Lionel’s behavior might’ve seemed harsh, but Kristian had always seen through it. Their banter was just that—banter.

it all, there had always been

this… this was

that brat?” Lionel

Isaac kept his tone intentionally nonchalant. “Ask him yourself after he

settled like

Melinda and Lionel exchanged anxious looks, Liam remained the only

chapters on

Lionel decided to

Lionel stepped in, the device was locked and shoved aside. Kristian’s stare was ice-cold. “What do you

glare cut deep, but Lionel

look at him like that unless something had seriously

too proud to admit when

Kristian froze.

like that, the fury and

the old man in front of him—his grey beard, the years heavy on his shoulders—and something unspoken stirred in his chest. In his mind, Lionel was supposed to be stubborn beyond reason. So why had he come here

voice warm and sincere, his