She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 238

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She Took The House, The Car And My Hear

Chapter 238 You Can Stay At My Apartment

Ellis responded, "I've got no plans to come back anytime soon."

Caldwell was stunned. "You little rascal Your mother and I barely catch a glimpse of you once in a blue moon, and now that you're retired, you're telling me you're not even coming home? I swear, if you don't show up. your mom and I are having another kid!*

Ellis stared at the message, then replied without skipping a beat, "If you're not concerned about Mom's health, go for it.*

That single line sent Caldwell into a fury, and he blocked Ellis on the spot. He'd see if Ellis had the nerve to stay away forever.

Ellis added, "I'm busy trying to win over my future wife."

He hit send-only to realize it hadn't gone through. Caldwell had already blocked him.

Ellis paused and thought his father was still so childish.

"Captain, we've arrived at your destination," Freya announced, pulling up beside a sprawling mall that blended shopping and dining in one sleek complex.

Ellis gave it a glance. "Let's head to the parking lot."

Freya blinked, confused.

"Let's grab a meal together," Ellis said, his tone light, his chiseled features relaxed. "It's the perfect opportunity to make a good impression on my future boss."

Freya hesitated. "Captain..." She felt like he was teasing her.

Still, she turned the car toward the lot.

To keep his phone from blowing up later, Ellis sent a friend request to his dad, then texted his mother, Kendra

Lambert.

Kendra responded almost immediately, "Alright, just focus on your business. Don't worry about us."

With that settled, Ellis felt at ease.

The meal passed without much fuss.

Freya had planned to cover the bill, but Ellis beat her to it without a word.

Afterward, Freya considered giving him a lift home, but he shook his head. "My place isn't in this district, and I'm not planning on heading back yet. I need to find somewhere to stay first."

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a

soon, so I need

making

international, and commuting meant battling gridlock every

Freya offered, her concern for him clear: "The

He reached out and gently tapped

stirred within Ellis. She

favor, sure, but he didn't want

"But you're different. You're our

just as he had stood by them in

of romantic tension between her and Trent-and as for Ellis, Freya had never once believed their captain harbored any feelings

for her unshakable trust... or disappointed that she didn't see him

in the car." Freya caught the flicker in his expression, but

it.

mind that he had a crush

stood with one hand tucked in his pocket,

he got

She handed him

him

and toiletries in

tomorrow and move

quirked into a

place,

out, just reaching for her door when her phone

notification lit

received

she checked the

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back and

opened it almost instantly, now in just a white shirt-refined

"What's up?"

Freya held out her

at it, then

"No need," she replied.

"Just take it."

or apartments," she said, her tone

that much was clear. But that

it around like that.

He smiled slightly.

and sent

empty anyway. You bring

a kept man?" Ellis asked

Freya froze.

take it," he added. "If you really don't want

better neighborhoods, a short walk