She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1090:

Those words flipped everything she had believed.

“They were in love,” Ellis said firmly, more certain now than ever. “Your dad probably confused love with routine. Or maybe, like I said earlier, he was too afraid to admit it was love.”

An arranged marriage. Both of them had loved someone else at the start. In a setup like that, even if feelings grew, they might never be openly spoken.

“I’ll talk to your dad,” Ellis offered, his tone casual but certain. “Sometimes it’s easier for men to talk man-to-man. I’ll get you the answers you’re looking for.”

Freya nodded. “Okay.”

When they got back, they curled up together on the couch, a movie playing on the TV.

At first, they were both focused on the screen.

But as the movie unfolded, the atmosphere between them started to shift—growing warmer, more intimate, stirred by the scenes flickering before them.

female leads were kissing passionately on a boat, the scene simmering

fast-forwarded the scene, trying to skip past the

Ellis

to hear him. “You liked

“I did.”

your

dodge. “I already skipped it. If you really want to see it,

comes next?” Ellis

Freya nodded quickly.

which was weird. No teasing, no smirk, no sarcastic jab. That alone made

He’s

she was overthinking it, the movie shifted into

leads had gone to their own rooms—only for the male lead to sneak into hers later, clearly intending to finish what they’d started. The camera cut away just before things went too far. Ellis’s lips curved slowly, his eyes locking onto hers with

kind of scene

at him in disbelief. How was she supposed