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.

me out of your life completely.” Melvin’s words were flat and final. “Take the three million, but after that, we go our

faltered, caught between greed and something that might

any genuine concern lingered in her heart, she would have answered without a second thought. A mother who loved her son would never pause to weigh a choice like this. Some might snap back in anger, declaring

to make a joke

Real mothers never hesitated.

with this?” Melvin felt a hollow ache settle in his chest

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

clenched by his sides, fighting to keep himself composed. Kate kept trying. “I’ve never stopped feeling bad about

guilty, you’d never even consider taking this deal,” Melvin called her out for what

new on

struggled to meet his

with those words, forcing himself not to turn around. “From here on out,

that statement

he strode out