She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1441:

“Exactly.”

He took the phone, curiosity bubbling beneath his usual grin. Because of the vague contact name, he didn’t realize who was on the other end.

Lawrence lowered his voice. “Hello?”

“Who are you?” Melvin’s voice was sharp, suspicion blooming fast. He knew Jessica. She never let anyone else answer her calls.

“You’re calling to figure out who I am?” Lawrence shot back, his voice sharp but playful.

Melvin, usually calm as a cucumber, let a spark of emotion slip through. He paused for a moment before asking, “Where’s Jessica? Get her on the phone.”

“She’s in the shower,” Lawrence said, cool as a breeze.

he switched the phone to speaker mode so Jessica could listen

but after a beat, he asked, “Are

an easy smile, his voice smooth as silk. “I only met

wasn’t lying. He had just crossed paths with Jessica that very

thumbs-up, clearly pleased with

I’ll be waiting,” Melvin said, cutting the

no plans to ring him back. She tossed her phone aside and let

bed. Worried Melvin might wait up all night, she fired off a quick text. “I’ve said all I

phone and

after lying down, she peeked at her phone. Sure enough, Melvin was

She thought it over and decided to let

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on edge. A stranger picking up Jessica’s phone had his mind racing with

dialed Freya. It was late, and Freya was already fast asleep.