She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1272:

It was colorful and tasty. The old man was genuinely impressed. Just as Jesse turned to ask about the next two dishes, the front door opened.

Greta stepped in, clad in a sleek leather jacket, her heels clicking against the tile. There was an unmistakable swagger to her stride as she called out—”Jesse!”

“Aunt Greta?” Jesse turned, blinking in surprise. He looked clearly puzzled. Greta gave Hugh a brief nod of greeting before shifting her focus to the boy. “I need your help. It’s an emergency.”

Jesse straightened slightly, his brow furrowed. “What kind of help?”

“I need you to go charm my husband for me,” Greta said, slipping down onto the couch beside him with a sigh. “Show him just how utterly adorable you are.”

Jesse stared at her like she’d just asked him to recite poetry to a crocodile. Ever since her marriage, Noel had been staunchly opposed to the idea of having children.

His reasoning was painfully simple—he couldn’t bear the thought of her suffering, not even a little.

how often she told him she loved kids, that she wasn’t afraid of any

ask Nina,” Jesse muttered, knowing full well that his own ability to charm

gave a dry laugh, shaking her head. “Nina would absolutely blow it. There’s a boy next door—golden hair, big blue eyes. She’d ditch the plan and be off playing with him before she even remembered

That was… accurate.

“You don’t have to do anything extra, Jesse. Just be yourself. That’s

a beat, then gave

out for him. If she needed something—especially something this

letting Hugh know where he was going, Jesse

newest

Greta’s motorcycle, parked sleek and gleaming under the

was so

caught his look and arched

slightly, but he hesitated. “I… I don’t think kids my age are