She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1490:

“How much do you need?” Melvin kept his expression unreadable.

“Four hundred thousand. That would be enough for the down payment,” Kate answered.

“I could always ask Jessica’s parents for three million. That way, your daughter could pay for the whole house upfront.” Melvin looked at her, testing her resolve, wanting to see her reaction. He had never done anything like this before.

Kate’s eyes sparkled at the suggestion. “You mean it?”

“But I have a condition.” Melvin surprised even himself with how torn he felt in that moment.

For a split second, he couldn’t tell if her answer left him cold or brought a strange sense of closure.

“What do you want from me?” Kate asked.

Melvin’s words were flat and final. “Take the three million, but after that, we go our separate ways. No calls.

greed and something that

her son would never pause to weigh a choice like this. Some might snap back in anger, declaring that no

make a joke out

Real mothers never hesitated.

hollow ache settle in his chest as he realized the

asking for less? One and a half million, maybe? Let’s not cut each other off for good. I know I made mistakes, and I want to do better, at

Kate kept trying. “I’ve

this deal,” Melvin called her out for what she really

what’s new

to meet

closed the chapter with those words, forcing himself not to turn around. “From here on

of that statement

he strode out of the