She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1157:

“Alan,” the woman said softly, a touch of admiration lighting up her gaze, “why don’t we go shopping after dinner?”

Alan declined with perfect politeness, “I’m afraid something’s come up at home. Another time, perhaps.”

In the adult world, phrases like “another time” often translate to “never.” Alan was fairly certain Sherry Clarkson had picked up on that.

“Didn’t your mom say you were free today?” Sherry asked, playing dumb to his hint. “She even said we could hang out as long as we liked.”

Alan was caught off guard. So typical. His mother had this infuriating habit of volunteering him for things without a second thought.

“What my mom meant was that she didn’t have anything lined up for me today,” Alan clarified, trying to stay civil. “But I’ve actually got some personal stuff I need to take care of.”

“No worries, I’ll wait till you’re done,” Sherry replied, her smile soft and unfazed.

felt a surge

thought he’d dropped enough

you’re into musicals,” Sherry added cheerily, still undeterred.

He lived by one rule—if there was no spark, he

me know whenever you’re free,” Sherry said easily, pulling

emotionally wrung out. If she’d been brash or aggressive, it would’ve been easy to shut her down. But she was kind, composed,

didn’t pick up on his subtle cues and was just taking

her

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wavered, then reluctantly fished his phone from

meant opening the door to future conversations. And if she asked him out again, how would he say no next time? Besides, he couldn’t help but feel

Freya’s name flashed across the screen, and a wave of relief swept over