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.”

only pretended not to understand his earlier rejections to give herself a

had gone so far

alone made things clear

completely

making up stories about me after just a few days?” Freya strode in, immediately calling him out. “When did I ever say I was in a car accident?” Alan

Freya to walk in. Panic crashed over

phone,”

over without

her, but whenever she got serious, he could never bring himself to say no. He didn’t even know

g

a polite nod. “Sorry, my cousin’s hopeless at this. He hates blind dates and tends to ghost people he meets

her

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