She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1424:

Jessica hadn’t blocked him on a whim. But she knew that if she didn’t draw a hard line, she couldn’t push things to their breaking point.

Melvin was cautious by nature, prone to overthinking. As Jack had once said, if she didn’t push him hard, he would never be with her.

“Cheer up,” Jack said, hands shoved in his pockets as he eyed her sulking expression. “Didn’t I promise to make him come crawling back? I meant it.”

“What if you can’t deliver?” Jessica asked, her confidence dimmed.

“Then I’ll nobly marry you myself,” Jack said with a wink. “You wouldn’t exactly be settling.”

Jessica gave him a swift kick. “Get lost.”

“There are enough women lined up to marry me,” Jack said, smug as ever.

Yana rolled her eyes and followed him into City Hall.

moment she stepped inside, her thoughts drifted to how she once imagined marrying Melvin

her the fake marriage certificate he had prepared. “Here,

to

Just hand me one of your access cards,” Jack said, finally turning serious. “You told Melvin that’s where we

it to him.

Jack replied,

the office a little longer than

as they exited City Hall, Jack turned

answered without

too,” Jack persisted. As annoying as he could be, sometimes

don’t know when to shut up,” Jessica replied,

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Jack said, grinning as always. “Tell me more about

was my classmate,” Jessica

past,” Jack cut in. “What’s he