She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1477:

“Why aren’t you saying anything?” Jessica lifted her chin slightly, searching his face for a hint of honesty.

“I really appreciate that you have always been kind to me,” Melvin said softly, each word chosen with care. His grip on the steering wheel tightened slightly. “In my heart, you’ve always been someone special.”

“So, when did you start liking me?” Jessica’s voice was light, but her eyes searched his face with quiet insistence.

Melvin glanced at her briefly before focusing ahead and starting the car in silence.

Jessica blinked, her brows drawing together. What was going on now? “Do you want the truth, or should I tell you something nice just to make you happy?” Melvin finally asked after they’d driven a few blocks.

“Of course the truth,” Jessica replied, folding her arms stubbornly. “What’s the point of hearing a lie?”

his chest. Before Jessica had told him her feelings, he had

shocked, but curiosity sparkled in her gaze. “Then why did you say earlier that you’d liked me for a long

one who pursued me, they’d mock you.” Melvin’s gaze darkened as he recalled her conversation with Nyla.

confessing her feelings after years of secretly loving someone should be a story of bravery and romance, but more often than not, people turned

soft warmth bloomed in Jessica’s heart, her lips curling into a

asked, “Has Nyla always been like that with

Jessica said,

more at

changing boyfriends, but she’d

Jessica would rather deal with someone like Nyla—blunt,

suddenly, breaking her

quickly, then focused back on