She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1370:

Melvin shifted slightly under her gaze, still composed but maybe a touch uneasy. “You don’t want me around?”

“It’s not that,” Jessica said carefully, not wanting to pull him away from what mattered. “Couples don’t need to be joined at the hip. Go to work like normal. I’ll call if I need you.”

They weren’t dating, after all. If he stayed glued to her side, it might start feeling like a chore. And if it became just another task, winning his heart would be a steeper hill to climb.

“You don’t cook,” Melvin pointed out, trying another angle.

Jessica grinned. “I may not cook, but I’m a pro at ordering takeout. I managed just fine before I moved in here.”

Back then, she was overseas, figuring things out on her own. She had made it through those years without a hitch.

Melvin went quiet, his expression unreadable.

Jessica narrowed her eyes. “Are you keeping something from me?”

he denied, his

me?” she pressed, not letting him off the hook. “That’s

before,” Melvin said, his words simple

raised

he replied without missing

weight. “If you’re

barely. “No one

didn’t want to be just another

are you putting

silent, his

down. “Not going to

safe. Gerard mentioned a guy from a blind date was bothering you. I

asked, tilting her

“What?”

to protect me? Why