She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1483:

Noticing how distracted he looked, she asked, “What’s on your mind?”

“Nothing,” Melvin replied gently as he dried her hair, the temperature perfectly set.

Jessica muttered, giving him a knowing look, “Your face is saying otherwise.”

Melvin didn’t respond. He kept his focus on drying her hair. Once he finished, he paused, then asked, “Do you love who I used to be—or the person I am now?”

Jessica blinked, caught off guard. “Huh?” Her brows lifted.

His expression turned serious. “I just don’t want you to regret being with me a few years from now.” He had always been the kind of guy who opened up to Jessica when something was bothering him. “If the only reason you like me is because of something that happened when we were teens…”

Before he could finish, Jessica flicked his forehead with her finger. He winced and rubbed the spot, looking a little dazed.

eyes steady and sincere. “Unless you become someone completely different after we get married, I

always mattered—was Melvin himself. As long as he kept treating her the way he did, there

fingers twitched slightly. His gaze was conflicted.

asked, narrowing her eyes. He hadn’t looked like this before she went for her

decided to come clean. “My dad’s not

his child, and had a history

marry you, not your dad,” she said

He unlocked his phone and pulled up his chat with Turner, handing it to her. He didn’t want to

messages with him?” Jessica asked

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nodded. She scrolled

here and there.

said, ruffling his hair with a warm smile. “Let him talk all he wants. You don’t need to