She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 961:

Mercifully, they had accomplished their objective, and everyone had returned with their lives intact.

“I’ll return to my responsibilities now,” Melvin announced, having communicated everything necessary. “Ensure her wellbeing becomes your highest priority.”

“Wait,” Ellis called out.

“Are you…?” Ellis faltered, struggling to articulate his suspicion.

“I admire her deeply, but not in the manner you do,” Melvin replied, deciphering Ellis’s unspoken question effortlessly. “Should you fail in your duties to her, I will personally ensure she receives care of unparalleled quality.”

With that declaration hanging in the air, he turned and strode away.

Ellis exhaled softly, a subtle weight lifting from his shoulders. If Melvin harbored romantic feelings for Freya, Ellis might have relinquished his position at Anita International and pursued their relationship through alternative avenues. After all, Melvin’s treatment of Freya bordered on reverence, and Ellis couldn’t bear the thought of flaunting their romance before someone who cared so deeply.

sentiments toward Freya differed

absorbing every word of the document, Ellis tucked it carefully into a drawer, intending to broach the subject

a word about her battles with insomnia. During that tumultuous period following the mission, they had remained at

work nestled in Ellis’s sleek vehicle. With him relieved of his chauffeur duties, Melvin devoted even more hours to office responsibilities. To him, the company’s bustling atmosphere vastly outshone the emptiness awaiting him at home, where

traffic, Freya detected an uncharacteristic shadow of concern darkening Ellis’s features—an expression she rarely witnessed

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troubles you, doesn’t

“Indeed,” he confirmed.

you?”

stubborn person never revealed her struggles with insomnia.” Ellis cast a meaningful glance her way before redirecting his attention to the road, his driving

whirled with confusion. Stubborn person?

she questioned, “Who might

in his eyes at her bewildered expression.