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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hold the line, survive anything thrown her

that same

to come down on her so hard the very first time they met again? She

lunch, Josiah and Ellis

odd look on Freya's face and asked, “Freya,

"Nothing."

Ellis make things hard

instinctively glanced at her captain

captain anymore. You don't have to be scared of him," Josiah said knowingly. "If he gives you trouble, just say the word

Freya allowed herself a small

of them have their fun

Josiah kept them

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

early to pack up her

now that she'd seen Ellis, the urgency

the whole afternoon with Josiah, passing

against Josiah, but when the older man got tired, he handed the board over and

they realized it, it was already past five in the

glanced at the time, ready to head out, but wasn't sure

with Josiah, said, "Josiah, Freya and I have a few things to take

business, huh?" Josiah huffed. "That girl always ends up

just smiled quietly, eyes on

small wave

was always tough for her to turn down an elder's

Josiah might invite them to stay the night after dinner-and worse, that Ellis might bring up that awkward phone

before, never expanding on

long after, they

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places himself,

offered her goodbyes

was reluctant, he knew better

are you getting back?"

and

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

a straight face,

performance unfold. He was curious to see

his sleeve.

pretty long walk, and you won't find a cab nearby," Freya said, holding

car keys. "Where are you headed? If it's not too far, I'll drive

out for his team members. Freya couldn't just let him

and light. "Would it be too much

at all," Freya said. "Let's

"Alright."

followed her with

twitched. What a crafty

the engine without

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 her mind that he