She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 791:

How could a boy ask a girl that? It had been painfully awkward.

He wanted to deny ever knowing Ellis if anyone brought that story up.

When the girl heard Ellis’s question, she’d said instinctively, “Shouldn’t boys protect girls?”

“I’m not like them. I only like people who can defeat me and protect me.”

That was Ellis’s infamous reply. Locke remembered every word of it. And the sheer deadpan delivery made it even worse. It was absolutely mortifying.

“Finish your tasks first—then we’ll talk,” Ellis said, giving nothing away.

Locke was speechless.

Just as he’d suspected, Ellis was as cryptic as ever.

“Is the woman stronger than you?” Locke tried a different tactic. “Does she have eight-pack abs, biceps like rocks, and bench presses cars? Could she toss you over her shoulder?”

replying. What kind

his imagination running wild. “Mr. Lambert, your

if Ellis and that woman stood side by side?

guess how

in sharply. “Don’t overthink. Fail this,

done!”

ending the call, he immediately passed the news on to Ellis’s parents, Caldwell

the couple half an hour

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o’clock, Ellis received a video call from

couple exchanged loaded glances, and Caldwell finally blurted,

away,” Ellis replied, suspecting it had something to do with

you’re chasing someone?” Caldwell asked, cutting straight to the point. This was news

last time Ellis had texted, Caldwell had already blocked him, and Kendra hadn’t mentioned

arched a brow slightly, but didn’t bother denying

Kendra hesitated. “The woman you’re chasing—does she really like

“What did he say?”