She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 597:

The next morning, she received the address from Ethel.

Just as she was about to head out, she opened the door and saw Ellis standing there with breakfast in hand. For a second, her brain froze.

After sleeping on everything, it all still felt a bit unreal.

Ellis handed her the breakfast, his long fingers looking oddly graceful.

“Breakfast.”

Freya wasn’t sure how to describe what she was feeling. Ellis, who had once been so distant, was now bringing her food and asking her out to meals. It made her uneasy.

Ellis caught the shift in her expression and said simply, “You don’t want to eat?”

“You should go back to how you used to be,” Freya replied. “There’s no need to be overly kind. I’m your employer now, but I’m also still your teammate and friend.”

hand and gave her a helpless

“Yes?”

I’m trying

about sucking up—but it definitely felt

hands without hesitation. “I seriously

Clearly, he was the one acting out of

could she not overthink this? Maybe he was still holding a grudge from last time, and this was all part of some long game—pretend kindness followed by revenge.

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just get to the point and stop dragging out my

truly believed—this was Ellis’s way of getting back at her. Because of what

some sense into Freya. Could she not twist

are you even talking about?” he

pressed together, and finally forced out two words. “You know it in

hand tucked in his pocket, still looking