She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1659:

The two of them spent the rest of the afternoon playing together again. But Nina didn’t mention the gift she’d been preparing for him. She planned to give it to him on Christmas Eve, along with a proper apology.

That evening, just before dinner, Jerome happened to see her placing the little wooden figurine into her pink box. Something stirred in his chest. “Nina.”

“Can I ask you something?”

“Go ahead,” Nina answered without thinking much of it.

“If you had to choose between me and Damian…” Jerome pressed his lips together, a complicated expression crossing his face. “Who would you pick?”

Nina blinked, confused. “Why would I have to choose just one?” Hadn’t her mom said it was okay to have lots of friends?

“I mean if…” Jerome clearly wanted an answer.

Nina shook her head. “I don’t know.”

past, she would’ve chosen him without a second thought. But

without a straight

ask me that kind of question again?” Nina didn’t like being put on the spot and spoke honestly. “None of my other friends ask me

something shift inside him, something

Nina nodded.

people you cared

as Nina,

that day, Jerome kept chatting with

𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 ⓘ𝓷 gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⧼𝖼𝗈𝗺

her earlier thoughtlessness. Things between them seemed to return to

grade school in Alerith with the highest scores, becoming

Nina, she was

she enrolled, Jerome visited her several times, hoping she’d pick the same school as him. But she turned him down flatly, choosing instead to attend Jesse’s school. Jesse, of course, had played a part

the summer break, Nina looked at Jesse’s schedule, packed to the brim with tutoring sessions and enrichment classes. She felt a bit overwhelmed.