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 important had shifted

blinked, caught slightly off guard. She had promised Melvin that if she ever considered remarrying, she’d get his

now,” Freya said, casting a calm glance at Ellis. Her voice remained even as she added,

what’s the plan—are you going to fire him, or

Neither of them could make sense of the question. There

Melvin asked, “Did you forget the notice I sent

“What notice?”

said the boss has a zero-tolerance policy for office romances. If it happens, the boss’s partner gets fired,” Melvin replied seriously. “This was after the company stabilized and a bunch of employees

several colleagues hadn’t been shy about showing interest. It made her uncomfortable, so she’d asked Melvin to

the boundary. Nobody

Ellis an awkward glance. “Can I admit I

for you,”