She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 701:

“Thank you for today,” she said, glancing back with a rare flicker of sincerity in her eyes. “I’ll give you a raise next month.”

Ellis replied in his usual nonchalant drawl, “Much appreciated, my dear boss.”

Freya was momentarily struck dumb. She still wasn’t used to being called that.

“Go on in and rest up. I’ll holler when dinner’s ready,” Ellis said in that familiar, protective tone, one that bordered on brotherly. “Especially after that raise you promised me.”

Freya started, instinctively ready to decline.

But the look in Ellis’s eyes stopped her short.

She swallowed her protest and changed her answer. “Alright.” After they parted ways, Freya reached out to Trent.

Compared to her, Trent probably knew Ellis even better. The two of them were like peas in a pod—sharp, cunning, and full of tricks.

the video call connected, Freya made small talk for a bit before cutting to the chase. “How do you turn down

invitations?” Trent asked, adjusting

eat,” Freya admitted, a little uneasily. Even though Ellis had said he didn’t hold grudges, she couldn’t shake the worry. “With the way he’s always operated,

couldn’t think of any reason she’d gotten on his bad side. But hadn’t they already moved

faintly, quietly marveling at how rocky Ellis’s

look.

you ever considered the fact that Ellis

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁: ⳑ𝗮𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝘀⸱𝖼𝗈𝗆

Hadn’t Ellis

that ‘devil captain,’ maybe it’s time to stop seeing him

“Huh?” Freya was puzzled.

be nice,” Trent explained, gently setting the stage. “Or maybe living in your place and collecting that generous paycheck makes him feel like he owes you

really think like that?” Freya always

Trent continued, nudging her a little more. “But now that we’re all out in the real world, he’s probably noticed that, compared to the rest of us, some folks—like you—come from pretty privileged backgrounds. That might make him feel a little…

Freya frowned.