She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 710:

She hadn’t forgotten what was said in the group chat last time. Ellis had brought Freya breakfast. Who would believe he was just being nice? There had to be a trap for Freya.

Ellis looked confused. His gaze swept the curious faces before landing on Riley. “What are you talking about?”

“Oh, please. We all know you brought Mina breakfast last time,” Riley said boldly. “If she hadn’t gotten on your nerves, would you really have done that?”

Greta and Riley knew the real story but kept up the act. They just wanted Ellis to drop any idea of giving Freya a hard time.

“What’s wrong with bringing her breakfast?” Ellis replied lazily, his tone as smooth as ever. “Who says an employee can’t bring their boss breakfast?”

The group stared at him in silence. Ellis was a master of deflection. What a way to dodge the question.

“It’s understandable for staff to bring their boss breakfast,” Moss remarked, tossing in his two cents. “But Captain, be honest with yourself—were you really just being thoughtful when you brought breakfast for Mina? Or have you conveniently forgotten that time you handed me a bottle of water and then made me run ten kilometers strapped with extra weight?”

“And the time you gave me food, only to triple my training session right after?” Cade chimed in, not missing his moment to add fuel to the fire.

chair, his tone light and laced with mischief as he raised a brow. “So what

Moss froze mid-breath.

went stiff as a

Uh-oh!

𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 g𝙖𝙡𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙨ⳓ𝙘𝙤𝙢

their spines, and their hearts thudded like warning drums. They’d walked right into

planning to put Mina through the wringer?”

Her gaze was bleary, her voice soft and

sleepy defiance was so cute and earnest that both Greta and Riley couldn’t resist

fact, they

everyone. Let’s wrap it up for tonight,” Ellis said, rising from his seat. His long frame seemed even more commanding as he stood tall. “Head home safely. I’ll take

to him and asked,

hand from Greta’s side. His voice softened to a tender whisper. “Do you want me to carry you or give you a piggyback

but stubborn. “I can walk