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.”

she hadn’t come

Ellis and Freya

pressed her lips together, searching Freya’s face. “Freya Briggs, do you want to

him what? I have no idea what you’re talking

me the act.” Claire’s tone

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brows drew

hand, a frosty edge creeping into his expression. “Claire.” His voice alone sent a chill through her, and Claire finally noticed just how protective he was of Freya—an intimacy she’d never

shoulders, refusing to back down. “I know you hate it when I talk about your girlfriend, but let me ask you this—do you

distant bell for Claire—just

all over the news for divorcing Kristian and supposedly walking away with a

“The divorce left her with over a billion. I mean,

Freya Briggs,” Freya replied, her tone steady

shrugged. “Yeah,