Chapter 1279:

Greta froze for a beat. Something clicked in her expression. “What did he say about the kids?”

“He said you were scared of the pain,” Jesse answered honestly. “He said you couldn’t handle it.”

“And? What else?” Greta was beginning to see the picture come together.

“He said that back when he was chasing you, you bawled for ages over a little scratch.” Jesse sighed, thinking grown-up relationships were way too complicated. “If you cried that much over a scratch, he couldn’t imagine what you’d do during childbirth.”

Greta clicked her tongue. The consequences, it seemed, had finally caught up with her.

“I asked him if he’d let you have a baby if you weren’t afraid of the pain,” Jesse said softly. “He told me if it’s what you want, then it’s your call.”

“Got it!” Greta straightened, ruffled his hair playfully, and said brightly, “Thanks, sweetheart!”

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still thought she was scared of the pain. And all along, she’d assumed he’d figured out she had

realized she’d

book and headed outside to the yard. He had a feeling that Greta and

She was about to go ask Greta and Noel for permission to head out again when

Nina said—not loud, but with an edge of insistence in


“If you want to go out, take a bodyguard with you. Do what he says and don’t get

brightly and skipped off to

came with her followed close

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had Noel pinned against the wall, her smile dazzling as she teased, “Told you not to worry. Jesse’s a

still daytime,” Noel muttered, his voice low and

during daytime

word. Instead, he chose to

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