She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1449:

Once the door shut, Lawrence turned to Jacob with genuine curiosity. “So, tell me—who does Jessica have her eye on?”

“Melvin Swain.” Jacob didn’t beat around the bush.

“Who?” A brief pause hung in the air as Lawrence blinked, caught off guard.

Jacob’s look said it all. He knew Lawrence had heard him perfectly.

“You mean Melvin Swain—the one from Anita International Group?” Lawrence had never officially met the man but was well aware of his reputation. “The same Melvin that Freya always puts her trust in?”

A single nod from Jacob confirmed it.

With a heavy sigh, Lawrence dropped onto the couch. It really was a tiny world—somehow, it always circled back to Freya.

of him. “By the

much thought, “She’s doing just

though. There’s nowhere for me to crash. Mind letting me stay here for

he acted like

her. When she got to the café,

worry, she settled into a window seat, perfectly content to wait

on. It took nearly half an hour before Melvin finally walked in,

beat, Jessica commented, “Showing up late? You must have your

looked apologetic. “My last stop

Really, she realized, this was on her—she hadn’t checked the distance ahead of

her expression neutral, she said

Lᴧtєѕt ϲhαptєrs 𝑖n g𝓪l𝑛ovєl𝑆.𝗰𝑂m

buy you dinner to make up

his offer. Jessica met his eyes—her tone clear and unyielding. “Let’s cut to the chase. I have other things I need