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

was something else

gotten into that brat?” Lionel asked, visibly

intentionally nonchalant. “Ask him yourself after

silence settled like fog over

exchanged anxious looks, Liam

more chapters

later, Lionel decided to check

as Lionel stepped in, the

deep, but

Kristian wouldn’t look at him like that unless something

never been too proud to admit when he’d messed up—not with Kristian. “I came to

Kristian froze.

the fury and frost

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

and sincere, his entire demeanor softening with