She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1048:

“Really?” He didn’t buy it. “You’re not even going to lie better than that?”

“It was nothing,” Freya said smoothly, keeping a straight face. “She just said she liked my gift the most. Yours and your dad’s didn’t even come close.”

Ellis actually believed her. After all, Kendra had said something similar earlier.

The rest of the drive, Freya sat quietly with the envelope still clutched in her hand. She didn’t dare open it in front of him—he’d definitely try to snatch it if he saw. That would be a disaster.

By the time they got home, it was around five.

Freya made a beeline for her room, planning to open the envelope in peace. But just as she was about to shut the door, Ellis casually wedged himself in, using his body to block it.

“Captain?” Freya blinked, looking a little thrown off.

She genuinely had no clue why Ellis had suddenly appeared.

eyes landed on the envelope in her hand, and a sly, almost roguish smile tugged at his lips. “What’s in the envelope? Come on, let me have

a chance!” Freya yelped, swiftly hiding the envelope behind her

one step, then

She instinctively backed away.

no time, her

just in front of her, leaning in ever so slightly to shrink the space between them. “What’s in

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“I’m not telling you.”

“You sure about that?”

“Absolutely.”

smile deepened as he laid out the cold, undeniable truth. “So, are you still refusing to

solid comeback. She was no match for him—in height or in strength. Going against him would be a total and

it, I’ll be mad,” Freya warned, though a sliver

grin

gave a firm

defiant, made him want to reach out and pinch those