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.

Freya made small talk for a bit before cutting to the chase. “How

invitations?” Trent asked, adjusting his

over to 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

reason she’d gotten on

at how rocky Ellis’s journey to

the look.

the fact that Ellis is retired?”

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Hadn’t Ellis already

captain,’ maybe it’s time

“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

that?” Freya always felt

one step ahead of the rest of us,” 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

Freya frowned.