She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 741:

Freya’s eyes widened. “What? How had I missed that?”

“I was about to say no, but he mentioned he promised you he’d help look after Kristian, so I said okay,” Ethel explained matter-of-factly. “Wasn’t that how it was?”

Freya pressed her lips together, a sense of unease settling in as the situation grew more complicated.

“Let’s eat first. We can talk about everything else after dinner,” Ellis suggested, giving a quick look toward Kristian, who sat still, before shifting his focus back to Freya. “If we don’t hurry, the food will get cold.”

So, they all headed off to eat.

Throughout the meal, Ethel kept praising Ellis’s cooking. Everyone else ate quietly, the atmosphere thick with unspoken thoughts.

Afterward, they all pitched in to clean up.

Ellis stole a glance at Kristian, who remained slouched on the sofa, then turned to Freya. “I need your help with something.”

said coolly, drying her

lips barely parting,

for

“Yes.”

out, her response nearly

at

good impressions—it was important. She tended to be slow in warming up to others, her nature leaning toward reservation. Even when she married Kristian, it had taken a while for her to feel

slyly, having kept one ear on

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stay overnight or talk much,” Ellis added casually.

Ellis’s parents was not something she thought should be

are you scared?” Ellis teased, raising an

lapsed into silence.

his gentleness. “Worst case, I get

said, keeping her voice steady. “I need to be home

person who had always treated them well. It didn’t feel right to let him face his family’s ire alone on