She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1271:

Jesse fell silent. Asking his father? That unpredictable whirlwind? No thanks.

Nina perked up. “Wait—Dad knows how to cook?”

Alan gave a little shrug, feigning ease. “Beats me. Ask him when he gets back.”

In the days that followed, Nina busied herself with classes, homework, sketching, and playing with Jerome.

Jesse, on the other hand, quietly stepped back. He realized that Nina’s feelings for Jerome were beyond his control, and he didn’t want to interfere with her choices now.

He had his own mission. A far more important one. He was going to learn how to cook.

Before Freya returned from her trip, he was determined to master not one, but three full dishes—his little gift to her.

the days he had no classes, he got dropped

off by a driver and two bodyguards, he was visibly surprised. But when he heard the reason for the visit,

nodded, serious as a

this a school thing?” Hugh guessed, scratching the back of

up with wholesome projects about practical skills and family bonding. But wait—wasn’t it still break

eye. “I just want to learn. I want to cook for my Mommy

Hugh’s expression softened at once. “You’re doing

more

boy’s hair. “You and Nina—if you’re happy, healthy, and growing up strong, that’s more than

to any parent, that was the dream. Not medals. Not

magic on

safety. Just their kids, whole and

shook his head gently. “I

knew Freya didn’t expect much from them—but he expected more from himself. He wanted to give her