She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 283 Too Oblivious When It Came To Feelings

"We first crossed paths at Nyx Club in jeucwell." Freya didn't bother to conceal the truth-it was never much of a secret to begin with. "At the time, my mom had just passed away. I needed to clear my head and breathe

for a while, so I went to Jeucwell. That's where I met him."

A shadow of sorrow flitted through Ellis's eyes-fleeting, subtle, invisible to anyone who wasn't looking for it. He forged ahead. "And after that?"

"We had a few drinks and got to talking." Freya could still recall their conversation with absolute clarity. "Afterward, I realized he was astonishingly well-read, and we shared the same principles, the same way of

seeing the world. And he was undeniably good-looking. So when he proposed, I said yes."

Back then, Kristian had seemed like the dream. He was attractive, athletically built, educated, and aligned with

her values. Even after they married, he was endlessly patient-tender in every way.

Though Kristian was frequently away on business or working late into the night, he never broke his word. No matter how swamped he was, if he made a promise, he kept it-and Freya was never left disappointed.

With a man like that, she had fallen for him before she even knew what was happening.

It wasn't until Ashley's call tore through those quiet, golden days that she finally understood one truth: no

matter how much they had in common, if their hearts weren't in sync, they would never truly belong together.

"A whirlwind marriage?" Ellis asked.

Freya gave a small nod. "Pretty much."

"How did he treat you after the wedding?" Ellis hadn't meant to ask-it slipped out- but he couldn't stop

himself.

At the very least, he wanted to learn from what she'd been through.

If fate ever gave him the chance to be with her, he wanted to know how to treat her right.

"Everything was fine-until the past six months." Freya could say it now without flinching, though a faint trace of regret still lingered in her voice.

Ellis kept his tone light. "Next time you're thinking of getting married, come to me first. I don't think I look too bad myself."

Freya blinked, caught completely off guard.

For the first time, she looked at him carefully.

He had that easygoing charm, an effortless coolness in the way he carried

himself, with bold brows and striking

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image flared in her mind-stunning and

Ellis's strict, serious

assumed he was

"I do."

silently, "I want to marry

masquerade for this year's company party?" Freya figured Ellis was simply eager to find someone, and as his team member, she wanted to help. "We could invite all the single men and women at Anita

Ellis gave her a few lingering glances before finally agreeing Freya thought it was a pretty decent

Maybe it'd be their

the conversation ended, they returned

up his fork

caller throwing a

irritated voice exploded through the

your mouth," Ellis replied, sounding completely

get married. I'll install a virus on your phone

at a loss for

middle of the night and tell you

his tone sent a chill straight down Ethan's spine. Ethan stiffened, a cold dread creeping up like a

in. He still had things he needed to know. "Enough with the nonsense! Who cleared the virus off your phone? And what the hell happened to

karma,” Ellis said coolly,

have to be this petty?" Ethan

it or not? Next time i see

and switched his phone

Freya remained completely unaware.

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let something slip, who

pull away afterward.

saw him end the call and assumed the conversation

was relieved the call hadn't been on speaker. If Freya had overheard, she might've started to

something.

Freya went

the sofa, running through every possibility in his head, searching for some way-any way -to win her

just too oblivious when it came to

she went straight to bed. She had considered calling Lawrence to ask about Kristian, but since she'd

Ashley. Ashley invited her out, and they