She Took The House The Car And My Heart

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“I get it,” Alan said softly, his voice low and steady.

He couldn’t stand that type of man—the kind who left a woman pregnant and then demanded she end the pregnancy.

“I’m a little worn out from standing,” Alan said casually, the warmth in his face returning with a faint smile. “Mind if I come in, enjoy a glass of water, and rest for a while?”

“Mr. Briggs…” Donna’s expression was troubled. She didn’t want to drag someone else into the mess. “This isn’t as simple as it looks. If you get involved, you could lose your job…”

She knew exactly what Kevin was capable of. Even a friend of hers had been fired for speaking up. In Alerith, no one dared go up against him.

“Well, I’ve actually been hoping to lose my job,” Alan said with a dry smile, speaking with surprising ease. “Work’s exhausting anyway.”

Donna looked as though she might protest again, but just then, a voice rang out from inside—chilled, clipped, and utterly devoid of warmth. “If you’ve invited guests, stop loitering at the door.”

go,” Alan said, unbothered. “No point

heart twisted with worry,

like he owned the place, with

made up her mind—if anything felt even a little off, she’d ask them to leave.

stepped inside, his eyes landed on a man sitting on the couch—who, of course, spotted

sure whether he was seeing

made himself comfortable on the single sofa beside him, tossing on a faint, smug smile. “Been a while,

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Alan said, pulling Nina onto his lap. “My sweet niece

Kevin and Donna

and said coolly, “He’s safely home now.

Alan replied, acting as if he didn’t get the message. Kevin

got something important to talk over with Jerome’s mom, so