She Took The House The Car And My Heart

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?

dinner,”

started eating. Still, she couldn’t

little worries, Kristian’s night was far more tangled. He got back to Jeucwell at half-past eleven. Seeing that Isaac and Melinda were already asleep,

bathroom and passed through the closet to his bed, he noticed the comforter

to pull back the comforter

fabric, the figure beneath shot up, tossing

said, her voice soft under the

Her cheeks were slightly pink, giving

stories at

would’ve been swept away by

Kristian’s eyes turned cold.

for you,” Brielle

Go to bed,” Kristian replied, handing her the phone she’d left on the

frustration flared. “Kristian Shaw!”

looked at her, his gaze steady