She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 777:

Which meant—for now—his theory was still just that: a theory. And a theory wasn’t enough to go to Freya.

With that thought, Ellis glanced at Kristian one more time, then headed to the kitchen to make supper.

The whole time, Kristian stayed quiet. Not a word slipped. He stayed sharp. He knew even the smallest slip-up could cost him everything.

He was in unfamiliar territory, so he couldn’t risk dropping his guard for even a moment—Freya might see through him. He had to keep up the act.

Half an hour later, Ellis served up a plate of spaghetti that looked like it came straight from a five-star restaurant. Just as Kristian took his first bite, Freya walked in.

“Freya!” Kristian’s eyes lit up. But then, remembering something, his joy flickered out. He glanced at Ellis with wary eyes, then quietly picked up his fork.

The transition was so smooth. It even caught Ellis off guard.

Freya noticed it instantly. She’d expected a cheerful greeting, but Kristian had suddenly gone quiet, stealing nervous glances at Ellis. Had something gone wrong while she was gone?

dressed in cozy pajamas, her damp hair cascading

a small, easy smile. “Since when did we start

unsure

kept glancing at her, like

look, every movement—crafted just for

Freya’s instincts were on high alert. Something didn’t

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⩸𝗰𝗈𝗺

you two talk about

Kristian’s subtle theatrics but not thinking much of them. “I

Freya looked at Kristian.

Ellis, and lowered

here? Had

down his fork with exaggerated politeness.

momentarily speechless. This guy was really

even more confused