She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1264:

Jerome crossed his arms, waiting. Jesse and Nina watched too, curious now.

“You know your mom’s struggling, right?” Kevin began, clearly aiming for a soft spot. “If you two kids move in with me, I’ll set your mom up in a villa near my place. And I’ll give her fifty million dollars.”

Jerome hesitated. Over the years, their mom had done everything she could to take care of him and Jasper—holding down a full-time job while juggling side gigs just to make ends meet.

She’d stay up late working, then get up at the crack of dawn to do it all over again.

“She can visit you anytime,” Kevin added.

“Don’t agree to it!” Nina suddenly said, her sweet voice cutting through the tension like a blade. “He’s lying!”

Kevin frowned. “I’m not lying.”

a fortune just to maintain—probably thousands, maybe even tens of thousands a month,” Nina pointed out, her voice calm but sharp. It was clear

complexes did have monthly fees. And the ones near Kevin’s home? Those could be

higher the costs—everything

“She could just sell the

Jesse cut in, his

to his father’s proposal, that house wouldn’t be a gift. It would be a trap—just one more thing for

deal. Alerith had no shortage of rich buyers. But coming from Kevin? With his controlling personality, there was no way he’d make that process

why not just give her straight cash?” Jesse was luring him

was he saying? Why would he have to move in with

available

“You have the authority to

completely calm, “I can help convince Jerome.” There was something

to speak, but Nina gave his