She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1158:

“Did you call an ambulance? And the police?” Alan pressed, his voice full of frantic concern. “Are you hurt?”

From where she stood, Freya had a clear view of Alan through the window.

One glance was all she needed to figure out exactly why he had called her.

“Stay put. I’m coming to you right now,” Alan said, playing his part to perfection. The timing of Freya’s call couldn’t have been better. “Don’t worry, I’ve got you.” Then he hung up. He started to leave but paused, turning back toward Sherry. “Sorry, a family member of mine was just in a car accident. I need to go check on her.”

“Mr. Briggs,” Sherry said, rising to her feet. Even the way she addressed him had changed.

Alan didn’t catch the shift. “What is it?”

“There’s no need to make up a lie just because you don’t want to exchange contact information,” Sherry said, her voice even, though she clutched her phone a little tighter. “I do have a good impression of you, and I hoped we could get to know each other. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to chase after you.”

to understand his earlier rejections to

felt unnecessary. He had gone so

alone made things clear

completely

immediately calling him out.

for Freya to walk in.

phone,” Freya demanded,

over

was older than her, but whenever she got serious, he could never

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to Sherry with a polite nod. “Sorry, my cousin’s hopeless at this.

replied, her tone as

It was easy to tell from just a moment’s interaction—Sherry was genuinely a