She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1484:

Melvin gave a small nod but didn’t say much more.

Jessica, sharp as ever, asked, “Is something bugging you?”

“I don’t know,” Melvin admitted, his thoughts all over the place. Part of him wished his mother had just vanished for good after walking out on him when he was a kid. Then maybe he could’ve cut her out completely.

But after he graduated from college, she somehow got his contact information and reached out. She started asking how he was doing. At the time, she sounded sincere—she told him she had been forced to make those decisions and even apologized.

He could turn icy and distant with anyone who wronged him, but when someone offered a genuine apology, especially with remorse in their tone, he couldn’t bring himself to stay completely numb. Especially if that person was his mother… he couldn’t harden his heart.

Maybe others wouldn’t understand, but as a kid, he had always envied those who had their mother’s love. So when Kate found him again years later, said sorry, and explained herself, his defenses gave way.

it started—Kate would check in from time to time, and now and then, she would ask if he could help someone from her partner’s family land a job.

mind, just flip a coin,” Jessica suggested with a cheeky grin, her voice light but knowing. “Half the time, it’s not even

for a fleeting second, the usual chill in his eyes softened, touched by the honesty in her words. Like most people, he had that instinctive urge to share his

to me,” Jessica declared, her tone easygoing but certain. “Just meet her

be this conflicted. The fact that he was hesitating meant

don’t know her that well,” Melvin admitted plainly. He wasn’t lying—he genuinely had no clue

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Strip away all the overthinking, and deep down, you want to go,” Jessica said, her voice taking on a sincere

Melvin asked again, still

“Yes,” Jessica answered firmly.