She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1278:

He didn’t want to see her suffer, and if protecting her meant giving up fatherhood, he had made peace with it.

“What if…” Jesse hesitated, then spoke slowly, carefully. “What if she weren’t afraid of the pain? Would you still let her have children?”

“That depends on her. If she truly wants it, then yes,” Noel answered without hesitation. “But don’t believe her when she says she’s not afraid. That woman wears bravery like a mask. She loves to act tough.”

Jesse was quiet, lost in thought. Now, more than ever, he was certain Noel had completely misunderstood Greta. If she was scared of pain, then fear itself must be fearless.

“I understand. Thanks for the talk,” Jesse said, his expression steady—even if his thoughts were far from calm.

Noel let out a quiet grunt in reply.

He told Jesse to make himself at home and to call if anything came up, then climbed the stairs to tackle some work.

real reason behind it all, a weight

for a bit, Greta came back—she understood full well that adults never quite belonged in a child’s world

noticed she returned alone, he immediately asked,

playing hide-and-seek with Nick.” Greta walked over carrying two glasses of water, handed one

“Upstairs,” Jesse replied dutifully.

a nonchalant

her glass down and picked up one of Jesse’s books. When she saw it was written entirely in a foreign language,

damn. The kid

began, clearly about to ask

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pages, she replied casually,

delicate and helpless in

Greta looked mildly surprised, but then spilled everything like an overturned basket of berries. “Once, he chased me

at her, utterly