She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 250

Chapter 249

She Took The House, The Car, And My Heart

Chapter 249 Kristian, I Forgive You

"Seriously?" A glint flashed in Melvin's eyes.

Freya gave a gentle nod. "Yes."

"Alright then." Melvin snapped right back to his usual self, lifting the contract as he addressed her, "I went through all the paperwork during the break. Everything's in order-ready for your signature."

"Thanks for handling that."

"Don't mention it. I am your special assistant, after all."

Freya smiled softly, a quiet warmth blooming inside her chest.

Only then did it dawn on her why Melvin had been so prickly about her bringing on a new assistant.

To him, it probably felt like an interloper had crashed a well-oiled duo. She found

it natural, of course-she knew Ellis well. But Melvin didn't, so his instinct was to put up his guard.

At ten sharp, Ellis arrived at the company.

Freya had already given the

hitch.

receptionist a heads-up, so he was sent straight upstairs to her office without a

He'd been expecting to see Freya-but was met with Melvin instead.

Inside the lounge, Melvin eyed Ellis's striking features and silently thought Ellie really looked like someone Freya would be into. His brow creased slightly, remembering Gerard's message from yesterday. “I saw Ms. Briggs with a ridiculously handsome guy. Is that your competition?"

Melvin had already told Gerard the whole heartbreak story was made up, but the guy was still convinced-and

Melvin liked was none other than Freya.

had cooked up the idea that the person

"Hi, I'm Melvin Swain, Ms. Briggs's assistant," he said, shoving the thought aside

and keeping his tone crisp.

"Are you Ellis Lambert?"

"Yes," Ellis responded with ease.

"Great. Sign here and I'll walk you through the onboarding," Melvin said in his usual brisk, professional manner. "After that, I'll take you to Ms. Briggs."

Ellis replied

whole process, which didn't take more than

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up her latest task and was flipping to

door. "Come in

here," Melvin announced as he entered, Ellis

regained her composure and gave instructions. "Show him around and introduce him to the rest

Melvin replied without

assignments," Freya continued, her tone precise. "He doesn't have much background in

a

"You can go now."

"Alright."

turned and led Ellis

a look loaded with meaning, but she

and Freya, neck-deep in tasks, managed to

time being.

on again, and before long, Friday

assignments, Freya made her way to Briggs Group

to run into Kristian that

collaborating with Shaw Group, Kristian had free rein to come and go-just like Alan could now walk into Shaw Group's office without

her

engine. Instead, she turned to him and asked

"It's been a month."

"What?"

should be on your period by

Freya's mind back

man who had told Ashley to keep an eye on Freya's signs of pregnancy clearly

before she replied, "I'll tell

bobbed as he swallowed

a weight pressing down on him, dreading that Freya might see him as just

if she lashed out, he'd rather that

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met his eyes. The loneliness and confusion behind them hit her

sensation and asked lightly. "What

rough, his hair tousled and casting shadows across his eyes, making him look

regretted erything Regretted the choices he made, regretted

her gaze drifting unfocused for a

had said

same gravity.

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