Chapter 1491:

“I stuck to the script,” Kate admitted, her brow pinched with regret. “He’s giving us the money for our daughter’s house, but he wants nothing more to do with me.”

“So how do you feel about that?” Franco pressed.

“I really can’t say.” Uncertainty filled her face. “Part of me wants to make up for everything, but after all these years, it just feels hollow.”

“You get to decide,” said Franco, staying neutral. “If you want to do right by him, I could try borrowing money from somewhere else.”

A bitter laugh slipped from Kate. “He offered three million just to be rid of me as his mother.”

Hearing her answer, Franco’s usual composure slipped away.

Three million? He could hardly believe it. “How could he possibly come up with that much?”

ever told them, he only made an average living. Saving up three million seemed impossible, no

“He’ll ask Jessica’s parents for the money. They own a company.” On the surface, it sounded like a

hardly close. She had moved on and started a new family. Losing contact with him would barely change her everyday life. Yet, deep inside, the realization gnawed at her—Melvin was still her son. Letting him

silence,

people like them, three million felt like an impossible

face, Jessica reached for his arm.


in his tracks. Before he could react, she wrapped

carrying warmth

hugged her back. In that moment, the ache in

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life wasn’t as cruel as he thought. No parents to rely on, but he had the world’s best boss and the

you would borrow

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