She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1642:

“Why not?” Jesse pressed.

“Too much hassle,” Kristian said with a low chuckle.

Jesse let it go, knowing Kristian’s answers were never the full story, no matter how many questions he asked.

After wishing Kristian a good night, Jesse started up the stairs.

Kristian watched the boy’s small figure climb, then called out, “Hold on a sec.” Jesse paused and turned, curious.

“Do you not like the big rides at the amusement park?” Kristian asked, his sharp gaze studying Jesse’s face for any hint of truth.

Jesse froze, caught off guard by the question.

“If they’re not your thing, don’t push yourself,” Kristian said, noticing the flicker in Jesse’s expression. “It’s not a big deal to share your fears with others.”

but we can’t always skip them,”

didn’t let up. “Sure, but you’re a kid. It’s fine to steer clear of stuff that scares

playing confused, his face a mask of

frowned, second-guessing himself. Was he

find them boring, that’s all,”

“Nothing else to it.”

tested, raising an

met his gaze,

him off guard. “Then why

tales

on the rides, he always watched

dropping the topic when Jesse

nodded, heading upstairs with a swirl of mixed feelings—part anxious, part relieved, but determined to keep

noticed his fear of those rides. Fortunately, he had prepared himself mentally the moment Kristian mentioned it, so he didn’t give himself

Nina and Damian played. Each day, Nina