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.”

pursue Ellis, or

in the world, she wouldn’t have dared to make the

you asking me that?” Freya noticed something off in Melvin’s

Melvin’s usual coolness gave way

small smile.

Ellis had such a gentle,

is where

needed to be sure Ellis was the real deal. So he went to find him. After all, Freya had already been burned

looked after Freya at work—attentive,

a minute?” Melvin’s

Ellis nodded.

the door behind him. He didn’t bother with small

do you

for who she

because of

“No.”