She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 920:

Freya opened up about her earlier conversation with Lawrence.

Ellis took her hand and quietly led her away, shutting the door to Kristian’s room with a soft click.

“He’s ready or not, he needs to face it,” Ellis said plainly. “No one can move forward with both feet stuck in the past.” Freya nodded, though doubt still clung to her like a second skin.

She truly believed Kristian had lost it.

He had risked everything—his sanity, his life—just to save her.

The experiment was still in its trial phase. One wrong move could fry his brain, leave him trapped in his own body—or worse. How could he gamble everything like that?

“That’s enough,” Ellis murmured, running a hand through her hair, his touch warm and grounding. “We’ll deal with whatever comes next when he wakes. If he’s not ready to remember, we won’t push.” Freya gave a quiet nod.

portion of each dish

served her plate with care, choosing the foods she liked best, hoping to lift even a fraction of the

the image of Freya standing beside Ellis still twisted inside him like a knife.

Ellis waited until eight. When Kristian still hadn’t appeared, Freya stood and went

Kristian’s eyes locked onto hers the

stories

voice as direct as ever. “After dinner, I’ll change your

unreadable, bottomless as a well. If the past had never happened,

inside. “Are you in pain again,

like a blade worn down

like he’d come to a decision. He tossed aside the blanket and trudged forward,

thought better of it. Ellis watched carefully as Kristian emerged, scanning for any signs of

“Yeah,” Kristian answered flatly.

the table. Kristian watched them—two people moving in sync, familiar and at ease.

right one for her after