She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1236:

But Nina wasn’t giving up. She grabbed his hand, her eyes wide and pleading. “Please, Jesse? Just a little while, I promise I’ll study seriously after—we can pinky swear!”

“You promise?” Jesse’s voice softened. He was always a softie when it came to his sister.

Nina bobbed her head vigorously. “Cross my heart.” He hesitated, but eventually agreed.

But to keep the story from getting weird, he suggested a role switch.

He’d play the villain, and Alan could be the king.

“Release my daughter now!” Alan got straight into character, standing tall with that righteous, fatherly tone. “Or I’ll kill you!”

Jesse, keeping a straight face, gently lifted Nina by the collar and stared Alan down. “You and what army?”

“Me alone,” Alan replied, dropping his voice into something deep and dramatic. Jesse’s other hand hovered over Nina’s neck, his little face cool and deadly.

see who moves first—you killing me, or me

help meee!” Nina immediately launched into dramatic

froze, his expression full of inner conflict. Should he safeguard his kingdom, or save his daughter? Give up the antidote and doom everyone… or keep it and

waited and waited for Alan’s next line, but it never came.

dead serious,

not? What’s more important—the fate of my people and my

Nina blinked.

just stared at

was the hardest decision he’d ever made. Nina sighed, let her

Jesse muttered,

wasn’t exactly

off, Alan looked stunned. “Wait—why are

Nina said without

“Why not?”