She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 958:

That night, he dreamed of Freya. He dreamed of better days, when everything had seemed flawless. In his dream, he turned down Ashley’s call, telling her firmly that he was a married man and not to call again. He dreamed of having a sweet child with Freya, of the three of them together, living in peace.

But when morning came, all of it turned to ash.

He lay there, staring blankly at the ceiling, a crushing ache spreading from his chest to every part of his body, buried in regret.

In the days that followed, Kristian stayed holed up at home, while Gerard focused his efforts on investigating Ellis. Meanwhile, Freya was wrapped in the quiet comfort of her own serene world. Everything in her life seemed to be unfolding smoothly.

One day, she headed to work at Anita International with Ellis. At lunch, Melvin picked up on the subtle shift between them—their closeness was unmistakable—and a flicker of confusion and curiosity crossed his usually unreadable expression. “May I ask you something?”

“What is it?” replied Freya.

sensing something

promised Melvin that if she ever considered remarrying, she’d get his approval first.

calm glance at Ellis. Her voice remained even as

Ellis had other motives for joining Anita International. Apparently, he hadn’t been wrong. “So what’s the plan—are you going to fire him, or is he going to resign on his

the question. There wasn’t any rule against workplace relationships at the office, so why bring that

puzzled look, Melvin asked, “Did you forget the

“What notice?”

gets fired,” Melvin replied seriously. “This was after the company stabilized and a

attracted attention—she was competent and striking—and several colleagues hadn’t been shy about

notice went out, everyone understood the boundary. Nobody wanted to risk their job for a chance

glance. “Can I admit I totally forgot about

for you,” Melvin said