She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 237

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"Yeah." There was a stillness in Ellis's gaze, the kind that made it impossible to tell

if he was dead serious or just messing around. "I'm turning thirty next month. If someone asks what I do for a living on a date, I can't exactly say I'm unemployed."

The simplicity of the remark somehow struck a chord in Freya, sparking an unexpected worry.

Without thinking, she blurted, “That's true. You're not getting any younger."

Ellis let out a soft, exasperated laugh. Was she seriously calling him old?

"I don't have the youthful stamina you do," Ellis said evenly, unbothered.

Freya scrambled to clarify, "That's not what I meant."

"You're saying I'm not old?"

Freya opened her mouth, but no words came out.

Ellis chuckled under his breath.

Compliments were never Freya's strong suit, but she gave it a try anyway. "Thirty

is when life really begins. You're still young."

"And how does it feel to say something you don't actually believe?"

"Captain..."

Why did he always have to call her out like that?

Ellis moved his piece with finality. "Freya, you've lost."

Freya snapped back to the present.

One glance at the chaos on the chessboard, and she knew-her captain was a sly one. He'd pulled out every trick in the book: distracting her, throwing her off balance, all just to win a game of chess.

"You really need to work on balancing offense and defense," Ellis rose to his full height, those long legs of his impossible to ignore. "Have you all been slacking off for the past two years?"

Freya was at a loss for words. She had known this was a trap!

"Let's eat," Ellis said simply.

This time, Freya didn't protest.

She understood-mental resilience was everything, no matter where you were. With a strong mind, she could

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line, survive

in pieces, that same resilience had

did he have to come down on her so hard

Ellis chatted like

talked, Josiah caught the odd look on Freya's face and

"Nothing."

Ellis make things hard

glanced at her captain and shook her head.

him," Josiah said knowingly. "If he gives you trouble, just say the word and I'll

allowed herself

stayed quiet, letting the two of

lunch, Josiah kept them around

Ellis hadn't shown up, Freya would've made an excuse to leave

to pack up

that she'd seen

whole afternoon with Josiah,

older man got tired, he handed the

realized it, it was already

the time, ready to head out, but wasn't

Freya and I have a few things to take care of. After this round, we'll have to head out. We'll come back to

Josiah huffed. "That girl always ends up

smiled quietly,

felt a small wave

for her

them to stay the night after dinner-and worse, that

never expanding on it.

after, they wrapped

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packed wway the chessboard and places himself, bidding kalah farewell with

her goodbyes as

Josish was reluctant, he knew better than to hold

are you getting back?"

and

gaze flicked over to the nearby SUV, dearly wondering how Ellis could lie with

a straight face,

out-just watched the little performance unfold. He was curious to

his sleeve.

won't find a cab

you headed? If it's not

members.

stayed calm, voice warm and light. "Would

Freya said. "Let's

"Alright."

followed her with

What a

Ellis to her car, started the engine without hesitation,

suspect a thing-after all, when she arrived, there had only been three cars in the garage, and Ellis had walked in. It never crossed