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.

and Jerome’s future romance had invaded his thoughts, and the possibility of losing her to such a fate threatened to shatter

teacher’s gentle voice floated across the

immediately pivoted toward the sound of

him swiftly toward Freya’s waiting figure, while Nina launched herself like a missile

bloomed as her fingers tangled through Nina’s silky

approached with measured steps, his lips 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

and unguarded. His eyes

car, Freya pulled away from the curb and disappeared into the flow of

presence of two men who had observed every moment from their vantage point inside

his passenger. “You claimed you