She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1039:

“You don’t believe me?”

“I do.”

Ellis lifted a brow, momentarily taken aback by her answer.

Freya spoke again, her voice solemn. “I’m too smart. Even if you tried to lie to me, I’d see right through you.”

A flicker of amusement danced in Ellis’s eyes.

What a thing to say. He had absolutely no comeback.

The rest of the day, the two of them were practically glued to each other.

As evening settled in, Freya made up an excuse to step out for a quick errand. She knew Ellis well enough to guess what he was planning—he’d most likely take her straight to his parents’ place the next day, leaving her no window to buy gifts. She wasn’t about to hand that responsibility over to her bodyguards either.

them herself. As it turned out, her hunch was spot on. That was exactly what Ellis had in mind. To him—and to his parents—her

The next morning arrived.

and quiet flurry and stepped out of

his keys and moved to unlock the car, but before he could slip into the driver’s seat, Freya stopped him. “Let me

he handed her

clarified, pulling out her own keys. “Ever since we

stories at

replied, tucking his keys back

and went to pull

Ellis—leaning back in the passenger seat—glanced her way. “You hiding something from me?”

“What?”

“The car.”

about it?” Freya feigned innocence, her tone deliberately

the trunk. If she didn’t drive it, there’d be no

further. He’d already figured out enough. “It’s a long

“Okay,” Freya murmured.