She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 959:

“I’m the boss. I have to lead by example,” she replied earnestly.

Ellis tapped her forehead lightly. “And leading by example means I’m the one who has to fall on the sword?”

Freya pressed her lips together, unsure how to respond. She knew it was another trap. She wasn’t walking into that one.

“Seriously? Do I really have to resign?” Ellis asked Melvin, careful not to direct the question at Freya, knowing full well she had forgotten the rule.

“If you can keep things professional at work and stop the PDA, I can keep it under wraps for now,” Melvin said coolly. “You don’t have to leave the company if you agree to that.”

Ellis gave it some thought and figured he could manage that.

That afternoon, Melvin went over the weekly schedule with Freya. Once finished, he hesitated before asking, “Can I ask you something?”

“Go ahead.”

Ellis, or

me.” Even with all the courage in the world, she

are you asking me that?” Freya noticed something off

Melvin’s usual coolness gave way to genuine concern, his eyes revealing

small smile. “Yes, he

got together, she never imagined Ellis had

is where

it, Melvin felt somewhat reassured. Still, he needed to be sure Ellis was the real deal. So he went to find him. After all, Freya had already been burned once. He couldn’t let it happen

Melvin approached him. He’d seen the way Melvin looked after Freya at work—attentive, sharp, covering every detail like the perfect

a minute?” Melvin’s face

Ellis nodded.

the door behind him. He

you

for who

it because

“No.”