She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1523:

“Not at all.” Nina’s defense of her brother came swiftly and fiercely. “He’s always been supportive of me having friends, though he doesn’t have time to accompany me himself.”

Jerome’s eyes narrowed into thin slits, doubt still clouding his features.

Jesse, however, felt no obligation to support her fabrication. “That’s not true.”

“Nina!” Jesse’s voice climbed an octave, warning bells clanging in her tone.

“I don’t particularly like her spending all her time with you guys,” Jesse declared with brutal honesty, his words cutting through any pretense. “Particularly when you are playing house.”

Once might have been acceptable, even charming. But this charade had become their daily routine.

than once, visions of Nina and Jerome’s future romance had invaded his thoughts, and the possibility

voice floated across the tension. “Your mother

children immediately pivoted toward the

toward Freya’s waiting figure, while Nina launched herself like a missile into her mother’s welcoming embrace. “Mommy!” Nina’s voice rang out with pure

fingers tangled through Nina’s silky hair, ruffling

pressed into a thin line as he angled his head toward Freya’s free hand, seeking his own portion of comfort. “Time to head home, my darlings,” Freya murmured, her palm settling warmly

features into something radiant and unguarded. His eyes caught the light like polished stones, sparkling with pure contentment

Freya pulled away from the

from her awareness was the presence of two men who had observed every moment from their vantage point inside a sleek

it vanished completely from view, then shifted his attention to his passenger. “You claimed you wanted to see her and the children. What stopped you from stepping out of