She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 962:

Ellis found himself momentarily speechless. A cascade of emotions washed across his features. This marked the second occasion Freya had explicitly labeled him intimidating. Had his demeanor truly projected such unapproachable severity?

“You could have sought comfort from others,” Ellis suggested, his voice softening. “Your camaraderie with the team ran deep in those days.”

Freya decided to abandon her playful baiting. She offered a straightforward explanation. “In truth, I dismissed it as inconsequential, expecting recovery within days.” Reality had unfolded quite differently. Instead, prolonged stress had exacerbated her insomnia to concerning levels.

“Should anything troubling arise in the future, inform me immediately,” Ellis advised, his lips curving into a devastatingly attractive smile. “Don’t shoulder burdens alone.”

Sometimes, unburdening oneself or seeking assistance could dissolve problems entirely. Internalizing troubles only magnified their impact, eventually corroding one’s psychological well-being.

“Agreed,” Freya conceded softly.

gazed contemplatively through the window at the urban landscape rushing past in

peaceful existence had previously

serene contentment illuminating her features, Ellis’s lips formed another gentle smile. His gaze softened noticeably as he began contemplating culinary creations that might win

at the apartment complex precisely at six-thirty. Ellis prepared to navigate into

the rest on

“Eli!”

the last individual Ellis wished to encounter at this

attired and possessing striking beauty—and inquired with natural curiosity, “An acquaintance

“Not exactly…” Ellis murmured.

purposeful strides, her smile radiating sweetness and

Claire’s words from that late-night call drifted through Ellis’s mind. His tone had turned

defiant glare at Freya in the passenger seat, Claire answered, “I came all

off Freya’s mask—Ellis needed to see for himself that his girlfriend wasn’t who he thought