She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 712:

After leaving the club, Ellis took a slow stroll with Freya through the quiet streets. She tried to walk on her own at first, but after every few steps, she’d pause for ten seconds, swaying gently like a leaf caught in a breeze. Eventually, Ellis scooped her up in a piggyback without a word.

“Captain,” Freya murmured against his back, her eyes closed, her voice small but persistent. “You still haven’t answered me.”

“When did I ever say I held a grudge over the past?” Ellis replied, his voice smooth as flowing water—easy, steady, and laced with warmth.

Surrounded by the sound of his voice, Freya felt as though she were being wrapped in a blanket of warmth, like a soft wind brushing against her skin. For a moment, everything else faded.

She didn’t think—she just spoke from the heart. “Then why do you keep bringing me breakfast? Why do you invite me for meals?”

“You could say…” Ellis’s voice trailed off.

In his heart, he whispered, “I have my reasons—none of them pure.” Though the alcohol dulled her edges, Freya wasn’t so far gone that she wouldn’t understand the implication. If he revealed the truth now, she might run the next day, claiming work as a shield. Still, Freya waited. “What?”

a team member going through a divorce,” Ellis said, slipping on a mask

even in her haze, conviction anchoring her

raised an

not that kind of person,”

a quiet smile and

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spiraled. Her mind was a tangled mess—Kristian’s injury, Ellis’s strange behavior—all

wake up with a pounding headache. It wouldn’t erase the

in order, he messaged in the group chat to let their

some honey water, so

Ellis replied, “Already done.”

her typing, fingers hovering above the keys, then decided it wasn’t worth the worry

so naturally good at looking after Freya, they might

honey water, Freya settled onto the spotless carpet. Her eyes shimmered with silent unease, her face