She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 964:

Ellis didn’t hesitate. He slipped an arm around Freya’s waist, his voice warm but resolute. “Freya—my girlfriend. She’s the woman I want by my side for the rest of my life. She means everything to me.”

Then, he glanced at Freya with a reassuring smile before introducing Claire in the same breath. “And this is Claire Harper. Her father’s an old friend of my dad’s.”

Freya was about to offer a polite greeting, but Claire jumped in, her voice tight. “You forgot we grew up together.”

Ellis sidestepped her comment, his gaze steady. “How did you get my address?”

“Your parents told me,” Claire admitted, meeting his eyes with open honesty.

A faint line creased Ellis’s brow. Why had his parents handed out his address so easily?

“Eli, why did you block me?” Claire’s voice was sharp with disbelief. “I thought we were friends.”

He met her eyes, his voice even. “Our parents might be close, but that doesn’t make us obligated to be.” He added, “If there’s nothing else, we’ll be going.”

through her hesitation; she hadn’t

and

Freya’s face. “Freya Briggs, do you want

what? I have no idea

act.” Claire’s tone

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brows drew together, genuinely

edge creeping into his expression. “Claire.” His voice alone sent a chill through her, and Claire finally noticed just how protective

talk about your girlfriend, but let

name rang a distant bell for Claire—just a faint flicker of

with a jaw-dropping settlement. Ellis started to intervene, but Freya cut him off with a calm, “Let

be married to Kristian Shaw,” Claire declared, eager to air every rumor she’d heard. “The divorce left her with over a billion. I mean, that says it all,

name is Freya Briggs,” Freya replied, her

shrugged. “Yeah,