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

in pieces, that

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

Ellis

they talked, Josiah caught the odd look

"Nothing."

things

at her captain and shook her

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

herself a

the two of them have their fun at

kept them around for a

Ellis hadn't shown up, Freya would've

pack up

she'd seen Ellis, the

the whole afternoon with Josiah, passing

but when the older man got

they realized it, it was already past

out, but wasn't sure how to

and I have a few things to take care of.

into your business, huh?" Josiah huffed.

respond, just smiled quietly, eyes on

a small wave of

tough for her

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

had only mentioned it briefly before, never expanding on it. Freya

after, they wrapped up

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

her goodbyes as

knew better

are you

out and catch a

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

a straight face,

call him out-just watched the little performance unfold.

his sleeve.

a pretty long walk, and you won't find

If it's not too far, I'll

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

and light.

at all," Freya

"Alright."

with a

twitched. What a

started the engine without hesitation, and drove out of the residential

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