She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1433:

“Does Freya know?” Jacob’s voice shifted. He already knew the players involved.

“Yeah.” Jessica nodded. “But she doesn’t know why either.”

For the first time, something deeper cracked through Jacob’s usual cool.

He knew Melvin worked under Freya. He also knew Freya wouldn’t lie to Jessica about something this important. If it wasn’t work stopping the boy from admitting his feelings, it had to be something else—something worse. No wonder Jessica looked like she’d been carrying the weight of that rejection for weeks. Lawrence could be annoying, but at least he could break through heavy moods like this.

“Did you just say Freya Briggs?” Lawrence suddenly asked, sharp interest flashing across his face.

Jessica blinked, caught off guard. “Wait, you know Freya?”

“Of course I do,” he said with a faint, nostalgic smile. Someone familiar flickered through his mind like an old photograph. “But what’s she got to do with your heartbreak?”

suddenly unsure how much

shut up and stop asking questions,”

Jessica’s eyes widened.

was caught off guard by how fast that decision came. He didn’t think Jacob would

really letting him stay?” Jessica asked,

up.” There was no softness in Jacob’s tone, but

now, pieces of himself were still stuck in the wreckage of what he’d once had

face brightened.

I need a word with him,” Jacob

what you love at

Lawrence perked up again, practically bouncing toward

later, in the upstairs study, Lawrence leaned against

What do you want to talk about?

The weather’s heating