She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1456:

Just to be safe, Roland gave a quick instruction to the butler on his way up. “Keep an eye on her. If she tries to sneak up and eavesdrop, let us know.”

“Yes, sir,” the butler replied promptly.

Jessica let out short huffs but kept her mouth shut. She waited—more or less obediently.

To her surprise, she ended up waiting over two hours.

The sky had grown dark, and there was still no sign of them coming down. Finally, she got up and started heading upstairs.

“Your father said not to let you go up without permission,” the butler reminded her, repeating Roland’s earlier order.

“I’m just going up to call them for dinner!” Jessica called out as she climbed the stairs, raising her voice so they could hear. “How long are you planning to stay locked in there? I’m—”

a few times, but nobody

the table for Roland and Lena. He was ready—whether they agreed or not. He would do whatever it took to win them over.

know about all this?” Roland asked,

Melvin replied with

Roland said evenly. Even if he wasn’t ready to let go of his daughter just yet,

across his

unnecessary pressure,” Roland said, his tone lighter now. He gave Melvin’s shoulder a reassuring pat. “All we care about is whether you’ll stay true to her

means more to me than

going on about in there?” Jessica’s voice rang out from behind the door, followed by a series of firm knocks. “If you don’t come out soon, the soup

releases

Roland muttered as he opened the door, seeing right

Jessica said, pointing at the clock. She looked at the three of them and asked, “What could you possibly have been

didn’t eat him alive,” Roland

him and quipped, “As if you