She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 604:

Freya moved further into the room, her thoughts unsettled by Ethel’s sharp observations. Ellis knew her well. If even Ethel had caught on, surely he had too. Hopefully, he wouldn’t read too much into it.

“Are you two actually at odds?” Ethel suddenly grew uneasy, guilt creeping in as she realized she might have made things worse. If there was friction between Freya and Ellis, her earlier remarks could’ve just made everything more complicated.

She silently berated herself.

“There’s no conflict. We get along fine and trust each other,” Freya replied, filling a glass of water for Sheila while catching Ethel’s guilt-ridden expression. “It’s just…”

“It’s been a while since we last saw each other, and I’m not exactly sure how to deal with him right now.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

Relief washed over Ethel’s face. She leaned in with a glint of curiosity in her eyes. “Is there a chance…”

“What?”

Ethel was clearly fishing. “When you secretly have a thing for someone, that’s exactly how it shows—you suddenly don’t know how to

was caught off guard. She handed over the glass, shooting Ethel a sidelong

she wanted to get scolded, she’d

thrill at

still brimming with questions. Freya didn’t have a thing for Ellis? Then why was her

Are you staying for dinner or heading back?”

“I’ll go home.”

there for

hearing her response, Freya called the family driver to come

passed the time

but her thoughts were miles away. She was seriously considering skipping tonight’s event. After all, it was just to welcome Ellis—and they’d already crossed paths. Her

just meet up with

so, Freya made up

plans rarely

Ellis knocked on