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.

killing me,

launched into dramatic sobs, looking absolutely

conflict. Should he safeguard his kingdom, or save his daughter? Give up the antidote and

Alan’s next line, but it never came. They both stopped and looked at

asked, dead serious, “Did you forget

give in or not? What’s more important—the fate of my people and my kingdom,

Nina blinked.

stared at

furrowed his brows like this was the hardest decision he’d ever made. Nina sighed, let her arms drop, and turned to Jesse. “Let’s just go do

Jesse muttered,

wasn’t exactly

walked off, Alan looked stunned.

said without

“Why not?”