She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 988:

This restlessness was new. He’d never struggled to drift off like this before.

Just as he reached for his phone to scroll for more proposal ideas, a notification lit up the screen. It was a message in his new group chat.

Frederick had sent it.

“Wednesday is Freya’s birthday,” Frederick wrote. “Where are we celebrating?”

Ellis paused, typing a single question mark in response, his curiosity piqued.

Frederick seemed shocked, replying, “You’re still awake at this hour?” Then he added, “Wait, you didn’t know Wednesday’s her birthday?”

“I know,” Ellis shot back.

As Freya’s boyfriend, how could he not?

He’d already planned a special evening for her, complete with a gift he’d been preparing for ages. He was sure she’d love it.

out during the

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in next, her tone playful. “What

replied, “Oh, I

grew livelier. Out of seven people in the group, five

Riley seemed to keep a normal sleep

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“Yes,” clearly enjoying the banter. “Need some harsh training at the base to understand

tone felt

not before agreeing that Ellis would handle Freya’s birthday plans. What if their daytime plans overlapped with his evening surprise? The thought suddenly

he’d stashed Freya’s gift was over an hour, maybe

would want them there for her

over, realizing no solution was

an idea sparked, and it felt

his mind settled, he finally drifted off to sleep, a

Ellis, true to his internal clock, woke at his usual time, but the late night left him a bit