She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1181:

Once they had ordered, Lawrence sat quietly, his curiosity growing stronger by the minute. “So,” he asked, “what did you want to talk about?”

“We want to know what’s going on with Kristian,” Melinda said plainly, her tone firm and serious.

Lawrence hesitated. He sat there, thinking.

They had every right to be concerned about their son. And if he wanted to stir things up, he could easily tell them the truth just to upset Kristian. But he knew that would only make things worse for Kristian—especially in the state he was in.

“Has something happened to him?” Lawrence asked, keeping his tone even and composed. He didn’t let a hint of emotion show.

“Your relationship with Kristian hasn’t exactly been close,” Isaac said, watching him closely. “But you’ve been visiting him pretty often these past few months. If it weren’t something serious—something health-related—you wouldn’t be doing that.”

getting it wrong. It’s true that we weren’t close in the past, but after we ran into each other

didn’t say anything. They just sat there, watching him closely, trying to read between the lines. Something about their presence made it hard for Lawrence to breathe, like a quiet pressure weighing on his chest. If

me?” he asked gently, unsure

Isaac replied firmly,

keep his cool, though his heart was racing. “But…

isn’t right with him,” Isaac continued, his gaze fixed on Lawrence. “If I’m not mistaken, he hasn’t been sleeping much—or eating properly—these

for a second, his thoughts

just want to understand what Kristian’s going through,” Melinda added, her voice softer but filled with

starts

to tell you,” Lawrence finally said after a long pause. His walls were beginning to fall away. “It’s that

now, seeing how much Isaac and Melinda cared, he didn’t want to keep the truth