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.

before cutting to the chase. “How do you turn

invitations?” Trent asked, adjusting his

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

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

faintly, quietly marveling at how rocky Ellis’s journey to win her

the look. “What’s

Ellis is retired?” Trent tried to

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Hadn’t Ellis already

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

“Huh?” Freya was puzzled.

just trying to be nice,” Trent explained, gently setting the stage. “Or maybe living

that?” Freya always felt unguarded around her

nudging her a little more. “But now that we’re all out in the real

Freya frowned.