She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 893:

“He just retired. He needed to fit in with society,” Freya explained, her tone earnest. “I just wanted to help him adapt to his new life. His home is really far from the office, so I suggested he stay at my vacant apartment.”

Greta clicked her tongue. “You really are too pure.”

Freya stayed silent.

“If fitting in with society was his priority, why didn’t he go to Trent, or Cade, or Moss?” Frederick stepped in with a knowing edge. “Guys like Ellis don’t show up at your company unless there’s a reason.”

Freya frowned. “Why?”

“No reason,” Frederick said vaguely, as if unsure how to phrase it.

“That’s just how it is.”

the role?” She was genuinely concerned now, imagining Freya married off to Ellis and completely at

not know exactly how their conversation went back then, but knowing Ellis and his calculating ways, she could bet he’d led Freya into his trap without her even

She thought

out suggestions like bodyguard or secretary. In other words, he’d

Greta asked, popping a bite of dessert into her mouth just as the server set

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briefly flickered with something she couldn’t quite hide.

of her dessert. “You do realize Ellis planned all this from the beginning, right? With his track record, the guy could’ve slid into any job he wanted—people would’ve lined up just to have him. So, why pack it

inherit his family fortune,” Freya blurted out

Was it really worth giving up a solid career for that? Doesn’t a stable, long-term job sound like a

She couldn’t argue with logic

steady job is great, but he’d be drowning in

act