Chapter 1569:

When she played, she was all in. When she studied, she dove in deep. For over an hour, she worked hard on her assignments until Freya called her downstairs for dinner. She hopped up and followed Jesse to the table.

At dinner, she seemed a little lost in thought.

Freya, always tuned in to the kids’ feelings, thought Nina might be missing Kristian. “Are you sad because Kristian’s gone?” she asked gently.

Nina nodded at first. Then, as if a light bulb went off, she shook her head quickly. Freya and Ellis exchanged confused looks. They couldn’t quite read her mixed signals.

“Mommy,” Nina said, her voice hopeful but distracted.

“Yes, sweetheart?” Freya replied.

“Jesse said there’s someone out there even better-looking than Jerome,” Nina said, her curiosity burning. “Do you know where he is?” Jesse paused, then clarified, “I was just talking hypothetically.” Nina’s eyes darted around, searching for answers.

And then what?

your dinner,”

started eating. Still, she couldn’t shake the thought—was there someone

Jeucwell at half-past eleven. Seeing that Isaac and Melinda were already asleep, he slipped into his room to freshen

his bed, he noticed the comforter puffed up oddly. For a split second, he

reaching to pull back


grazed the fabric, the figure beneath

Brielle said, her voice soft under

highlighted her skin. Her cheeks were slightly pink, giving her

stories

would’ve been swept away

Kristian’s eyes turned cold. “What are you

was waiting for you,” Brielle

Kristian replied, handing her the phone she’d left on

“Kristian

her, his gaze steady and

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