She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 983:

Ethan was completely baffled.

He glanced toward Frederick and Trent across the room, questions tumbling through his mind.

It wasn’t out of character for Frederick to say something so bold, but how could Trent echo the same sentiment?

Ethan barely knew Trent, yet he’d always perceived Trent as composed and self-restrained. Could a man like that truly speak something like this?

“What’s wrong?” Ellis asked, his tone light but probing.

Ethan didn’t want Ellis to see how shaken he was, so he simply replied, “Nothing.” He couldn’t put his swirling emotions into words—they were far too tangled.

Ellis said nothing more, observing him in silence.

the crowd began to thin, Alyssa lingered, deep in conversation with

her side, speaking casually, “Alyssa, if you don’t head home soon, you’ll be breaking

to Trent and

with people who truly understood; they’d delved into everything from astronomy and geography to literature and clever life hacks. Of course, Trent had also recounted some of the strangest

called, noticing her

toward him, her features

Trent and Frederick?” Ethan asked casually, then added, “Don’t judge them solely by Ellis’s introduction. Being great friends doesn’t automatically make someone

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Alyssa replied

was her real opinion

feel secure and cared for. With Frederick, every day would be full of laughter.” They were complete

serious?” Ethan asked, a hint of irritation flickering across his face but vanishing as

what’s the use in clinging to something that’s never going to happen?” Alyssa said, testing the waters while also giving herself a little reminder. “It’s time to

had

during her painful middle-school days, he’d defended her fiercely—declaring to everyone that she was