She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1089:

“Not staying for dinner?”

“Not now, please.”

Hugh didn’t twist her arm. After all, they could get together anytime. No point in pushing it.

Once they hit the road, Freya settled into the passenger seat and asked Ellis, “What did my dad bend your ear about?”

She’d been cooling her heels downstairs for ages. When the study door stayed shut tight, she couldn’t help but creep upstairs, though the soundproofing kept her in the dark about their conversation.

“He told me to take good care of you and shared some stories about your mom,” Ellis replied honestly. He’d been looking for the right moment to help her work through some of her unresolved feelings. “He opened up about your family’s history.”

Freya paused, her eyes dropping.

to study her face. “Do you really buy into the idea that your parents’ marriage was nothing but

Her answer came quick as lightning, almost reflexive. She could still hear Hugh’s words echoing in her

it,” Ellis said,

to look

love each other at first. But somewhere along the way,

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it out plain as day—there was no love lost between

sort one from the other,” Ellis said, his tone gentle but unwavering. “A man who

something shift inside her chest, and she found herself

you can’t hide it,” Ellis continued. “If your dad claimed there was no love, maybe he couldn’t

be straightforward or a tangled mess. Freya’s parents were clearly the

how they were together, those small everyday moments. You’ll see what I mean,” Ellis said gently. “A marriage that runs on love creates genuine

shown eventually if