She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 742:

Kristian pressed his hand to his stomach, feigning discomfort. “My stomach hurts.”

Freya stood up and moved toward him to check, but found no sign of anything unusual. She assumed it was something internal. “Does it hurt a lot?”

“Yes…” Kristian winced, his face contorting with feigned pain.

“I’ll take you to the hospital,” Freya said at once.

Kristian’s heart leapt in panic. If they went to the hospital, she’d find out he was faking it. What should he do?

“No need for the hospital,” Ellis said calmly as he walked over. “He probably just ate too much. He’ll be fine after a little rest.”

“I checked already. It’s not because he ate too much,” Freya insisted, worry clouding her features.

care. She couldn’t

Kristian, Ellis pressed lightly on a spot on

Kristian remained silent.

you don’t say yes, Freya’s going to insist on taking you to the hospital,” Ellis whispered low enough that only Kristian could

gave Freya a pitiful look and reluctantly pretended to be in pain.

too much,” Ellis concluded smoothly. “I’ll

elevator downstairs. Meanwhile, Freya was still lost in thought, mulling over Kristian’s condition. His symptoms seemed far too severe to be brushed off as a simple stomachache from eating

everyone had cleared out, leaned closer and asked curiously, “Be honest—if Ellis

froze, caught off guard. Without missing a beat, she answered,

into fiction with

been run ragged under his leadership. The idea of merely being invited to a meal felt surreal now, let alone

Ethel pressed, her brows furrowing in puzzlement. “He’s handsome, he treats you well, and he’s gentle. Honestly, he would be

Freya not endured Ellis’s relentless training before, she might have found him charming. Only recently had she come to realize that underneath that cold exterior, he was a great man. But no matter

consider him after he gets better?” Ethel asked, unwilling to let it go.