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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forward or hold the line, survive

that same resilience

he have to come down on her so hard the very first

Ellis chatted like

the odd look on Freya's face and asked,

"Nothing."

things hard

her captain

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

herself a

stayed quiet, letting the two of

lunch, Josiah kept them

Freya would've made an excuse to leave

up her things

now that she'd seen Ellis,

ended up spending the whole afternoon with Josiah, passing

man got tired, he handed the

was already

ready to head out, but

the movement and, still playing with Josiah, said, "Josiah, Freya and I have a few things to take care of. After this round, we'll have to head out. We'll come back

huffed. "That girl always ends up

didn't respond, just smiled quietly,

a small wave

always tough for her to turn down an elder's

stay the night after dinner-and worse, that Ellis might bring up that awkward

mentioned it briefly before, never expanding on it. Freya was still

after, they wrapped up the

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smoothly packed wway the chessboard and places himself,

her

he knew better than to hold the younger

are you getting back?"

and

looked surprised. His gaze flicked over to the nearby SUV, dearly wondering how Ellis could lie

a straight face,

the little performance unfold. He was curious to see what Ellis had

his sleeve.

won't find

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

members.

stayed calm, voice warm and light. "Would it be too

at all," Freya said.

"Alright."

her with a

lips twitched. What a crafty young

started the engine without hesitation,

a thing-after all, when she arrived, there had only been three cars in the