She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 795:

Kristian’s eyes clouded over. Thoughtful? He saw straight through Ellis. That man’s motives were transparent as glass. Ellis was trying to edge him out of the picture—trying to keep Freya all to himself.

“Go apologize to Ellis,” Freya said, noticing the discontent flicker across Kristian’s expression. “You made up a lie and accused him last night, and he didn’t even call you out for it.”

But the second she said it, Freya paused. If Ellis had known Kristian was faking, why hadn’t he exposed him?

The thought reminded her of Ellis’s repeated warnings to pay attention to the little things.

“Okay,” Kristian agreed without resistance.

Freya studied him with a careful gaze. Aside from the subtle shifts in his personality, he didn’t seem much different. With that, she brought him to Ellis.

Neither she nor Ellis could have known just how far Kristian had taken his performance. Especially around Freya, he never let his act slip. When they arrived at Ellis’s home, Kristian stood in place like a well-behaved child.

Ellis raised an eyebrow, his deep voice calm and steady. “What’s all this?”

expression gave nothing away. “I lied

the barest hint of a smile.

brows knit together. What was Ellis getting at

“Yes,” Kristian nodded.

this book by hand,” Ellis said, handing over a thin book. “Once it’s finished, I’ll

𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡: g𝘼𝙇𝙉𝙊𝙑𝙀𝙇𝙎.𝘾𝙊𝙈

This

her brows furrowing deeper. “What are you

little off, right?” Ellis replied, his tone completely serious. “Let him copy that book. It’s a classic guide that covers

like a child’s. Ellis wanted to see how Kristian would

pressed her lips together. “Can’t we just let

a mark. It costs nothing,”

a matter of days, Kristian had gone from an innocent boy to someone who lied

a single crack show in his

gave a