She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1296:

At dinner, Nina sat next to Jasper. Every time he couldn’t reach something, she leaned over and served him herself, extra attentive.

Jerome noticed. He didn’t say a word, just kept his head down and quietly ate.

After dinner, when Donna was getting ready to leave, Jerome couldn’t hold it in anymore. He thought back to how Nina had treated him all day, then pressed his lips together and said softly, “I need to talk to you. Can we go somewhere for a minute?”

“Sure!” Nina chirped, still cheerful as ever.

None of the adults interrupted. They let the kids wander off to talk in private.

Nina tilted her head, eyes wide and innocent. “What did you want to talk about?”

“If you had to pick between me and my brother to play with,” Jerome asked bluntly, “who would you choose?”

He’d always thought of Nina as his very best friend.

feel like she

big eyes sparkled with confusion as she looked up. “Why can’t I play with both of you?” she asked softly. “Don’t I get

“No, that’s not how

pressed,

only one best friend. That’s

thinking hard. “Are you upset because I spent my time with Jasper all day and didn’t

than words. That was

her playmate, always ready when she called—unless he was mad. But today, she was supposed to make up for missing his birthday. Instead, she spent it with Jasper. Anyone would feel

her voice earnest. “He’s new, and

muttered, “You

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a friend over, I have

me?” Ellis

was bright and warm. “We already