Chapter 1242:

“You were scared, weren’t you?” Alan asked, trying to read his face.

Jesse didn’t look up. “Were you scared when you were a kid?”

“Me? Never,” Alan said proudly. “Forget roller coasters—I’ve bungee jumped.”

Jesse went quiet. He definitely wouldn’t dare try that.

Alan leaned in. “Come on. Be honest. Were you scared of the rides?”

“No.”

“Really not?”

“No.”

brow. “You know

and his normally sweet face shifted. The air cooled a few degrees. His eyes met Alan’s head-on—calm, sharp, ice-cold. He spoke slowly,

why you’ve been

you no one

signing up for a guy


height was one of the few things he

single,” Jesse added

his tongue—but it never came out. He wasn’t single because no one wanted him. He was single because he chose to

“if I said I wanted to get married tomorrow, there’d be a line

thirties, Alan still had it—good looks, sharp suits, and the title of president of the Briggs Group to top

cut right through it like a hot knife through ego. “Even if they lined up, they wouldn’t marry you for love. They’d do it

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a kid your age know so much?” He was increasingly convinced Jesse wasn’t normal. “You’re only

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