She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1482:

Melvin looked even more confused.

Still, he didn’t press the matter. He respected Jessica’s choices. As long as Nyla didn’t stir up trouble for Jessica again, he wasn’t going to get involved.

When the two of them got home, Melvin told Jessica to go freshen up first. He dropped onto the sofa, pulled out his phone, and noticed several missed calls and messages. Three were from Turner, his father. Two were from Kate, his mother. They had both left messages too.

Turner’s read, “Getting gutsy now, huh? Can’t even be bothered to tell me something as big as getting a girlfriend. Didn’t I tell you to come back and meet some decent girls from around here? Don’t you get how important it is for parents to have a say in these things? Who even is this girl you are seeing?”

Melvin stared at the screen, unfazed. He exited the chat and checked another message.

He didn’t remember much from his childhood, but he did recall that one of the reasons Kate left Turner was because the man was too controlling—loud and arrogant, with little talent to back it up.

of him couldn’t help feeling abandoned. She must’ve thought that dragging a child around would make it

pressed his lips together and opened the

chance, maybe bring your girlfriend over for dinner

the keyboard before he typed back,

how to feel about it. His emotions toward Kate were complicated. Since she had left him behind when he was little, she always

job or had just graduated, she’d come running, asking if he could pull some

Turner was the way they asked—Kate sugarcoated it with flattery, while

after, she replied,

.

brows drew together slightly. She was still awake at this

message came in from her. “Are

personal talk. He simply replied,