She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 617:

Now Freya was truly thrown off.

She replied, her voice even, “When I left, I only told you. No one else.”

“I’m talking about that man,” Frederick clarified under his breath.

And now Freya got it.

She shot him a look, a mix of sympathy and resignation. Now it made sense—why he was always caught in messes. He really didn’t know how easy it was to twist his words.

“All done?” Ellis strolled over, his voice casual and easy.

Freya nodded softly. “Yeah.”

“Go have a seat and wait a bit. We’re just going to rinse off and change.” Ellis wiped some sweat from his brow as he spoke.

“Alright.”

the others headed off for a quick shower, changing back into

were ready and made their way to the

Freya said firmly, just as Trent

to talk

“Sure.” Ellis didn’t argue.

together, a faint

inside the car, Trent glanced at Freya in the passenger seat. “Why are you

Freya hadn’t realized Trent had taken Ellis’s side, so

obvious as the nose on your face.” His tone was light, almost teasing. “To a stranger, it might look like

mind flashed to what Ethel had told her. Ellis hadn’t said much

something to

“You could say that.”

already feeling a headache coming on. What she feared

eyes flickered with thought. “He isn’t as strict as you