She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1116:

“Freya,”

“Hmm?”

“Don’t you think you’ve been brushing me off a bit lately?” Ellis stepped in close, his voice dipping low. “I came all this way just to see you, and you refused to share a bed with me. Now I’m asking you to hang out, and suddenly you’re too busy?”

Freya didn’t say a word. What was she even supposed to say to that?

“Or is it that you’re hiding something from me?” Ellis asked again, half-serious, half-joking. “Maybe seeing someone else and too caught up to make time for me?”

“No!” Freya jumped in quickly, anxious he might actually start digging.

If he decided to investigate, there was no way she’d be able to cover it up. Sure, Riley and Greta had her back—but under Ellis’s intense “interrogation,” they’d probably let something slip, thinking it was nothing.

as for her

Melvin take over the meeting the day after,” Freya lied with smooth ease. “Then I’ll go out with

more like it.” Ellis gave her

unless he had to. This trip came with a rare, tight approval window, and he wanted to take Freya out to experience everything

on the plan, Ellis stepped out first,

left to take care of his business. Freya handled part of her workload, passed the rest off to Melvin, and went out to follow up

sat quietly

the men around her and asked, almost casually, “Who are

where

straightened up, his expression turned sharp. “Your boyfriend is Ellis Lambert, right?” At

a little too calm lately, or maybe she’d just never imagined a kidnapping happening here—either way, she’d been caught

wanted out, she could break free easily. But something