She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1621:

Nina looked even more confused now and a bit skeptical. “Jesse.”

“Yeah?”

“When Mom was pregnant with us, did you get all the brains before I came out?”

“What?”

“Otherwise, how come you understand so much more than I do?” Nina asked, completely convinced something was up.

“When you were busy playing house with Jerome, I was studying,” Jesse replied smoothly. “When you were out running wild, I was reading. When you were stuck in the time-out corner, I was doing worksheets.”

“And then what?” Nina asked, still not getting it.

“That’s it,” Jesse said with finality. “That’s the result.”

understanding. But somehow, she found that his words

she announced firmly. “I’m not

quiet—he knew better than anyone just how unreliable her promises were, especially when

know his sister inside

her mind on catching up to Jesse’s level and vowed to study as hard as

after barely a short while, she was

let’s go out and play. I haven’t met any of the kids

said, taking both

𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙣

a family-friendly neighborhood where lots of kids their age lived. As soon as they got to the

to run that morning and

rang out nearby, full of anger. “You’ve been goofing off

crisp, harsh sound cut through the

the boy with it again and again. The boy hung his head low, wet bangs clinging to his forehead, and a burning red mark was