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.”

unbothered. “No point

worry, but Alan remained

place, with Jesse, Nina,

up her mind—if anything felt even a little off, she’d ask them to leave. She couldn’t afford to

stepped inside, his eyes landed on a man sitting on the

whether he was seeing things

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

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onto his lap. “My sweet niece couldn’t bear to be separated from Jerome. She insisted on

Kevin and Donna turned to look

kept his calm and said coolly, “He’s

as if he didn’t get the

important to talk over with Jerome’s