She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1455:

Roland froze. His smug expression faltered. “I mean…”

“She finally got what she wanted. Our little girl will get married soon.” Lena let out a small sigh. It was hard to explain, but something about this made her chest feel tight.

They used to nag Jessica to settle down. Now that it was happening, the feeling was bittersweet.

Roland said firmly, “We’ve only got one daughter. Melvin should be the one marrying into our family.”

Lena calmly took a sip of coffee. “You really think you’ve got the guts to say that to his face?”

“Why wouldn’t—” Roland stopped midsentence. Melvin’s usual cold expression flashed through his mind, making his throat go dry.

For a second, he hesitated. Melvin’s whole vibe could make a boardroom go silent, and warmth wasn’t exactly his strength.

“Mom! Dad!” Jessica called out cheerfully as they stepped through the door. “Melvin’s here with me.”

bloomed naturally as she welcomed them. Pleasantries and small talk followed,

They wanted to know

glance at Jessica’s radiant expression was all the answer

in

nod. “Nice to

Roland muttered awkwardly, gesturing toward the fruit

“Thank you, Mr. Prescott.”

slightly. “No need to

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were both caught off guard by Roland’s

looked completely baffled, neither able to figure out where all this strange tension was

your first time meeting, right?” Jessica said, trying to smooth over the awkwardness as her eyes moved between them. “No need to be so stiff with each

a look. This clearly wasn’t

to talk to you about—just the two of you,” Melvin finally said after a moment of thought.