She Took The House The Car And My Heart

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The signs were all there—they’d clearly spent a good chunk of the day together. Was she really barging in on their date?

“Go ahead and eat,” Freya said with a relaxed tone, already having caught most of their conversation from the hallway. “Talk later.”

Ethel gave a quiet nod and went along.

Alan, meanwhile, passed Freya the food container he’d carried in. “Uncle Hugh thought you might not have eaten,” he said, his words slow and deliberate. “So he asked us to bring you something.”

The portions Ellis had prepared had initially been small, but now, with the extra meal—it was enough for all four of them.

Throughout dinner, Alan couldn’t help but keep stealing glances at Ellis, seated directly across from him. Eventually, curiosity got the better of him. “I think I heard Sheila say your name earlier. You’re Ellis, right?”

“That’s right. Ellis Lambert,” came the calm reply. Ellis wasn’t surprised—he already knew exactly who Alan was. While conducting background checks on potential team members, he had taken the time to go through their family histories.

come up during Ellis’s earlier background

immediately drawn to Ellis’s calm, grounded presence.

eyebrow, a flicker of surprise crossing his

rarely opened up, and didn’t care much for small talk. Alan, however, seemed like her complete opposite—easygoing and eager to connect. The contrast between them couldn’t have

blow a fuse. She stabbed a piece of meat with

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began, but the glare she shot him froze the

If he didn’t eat

could respond. She wasn’t trying to be rude—she just didn’t want a repeat of Alan getting tipsy and making

him,” Alan fired back without hesitation. “You’re not him. How do you know he wouldn’t

it—two sharp stares zeroing in on him. One from Ethel. The

up. But this time? He stood his ground. He needed to get on Ellis’s good side. Something in his gut

had to help Freya keep him

was a faint gleam in