She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1160:

“Well…” Alan hesitated again, then nodded, “I’m free.”

It was the weekend, after all. He didn’t have to step foot in the office.

Sherry exhaled quietly, gave a polite nod, and left in her car.

The moment she was gone, Alan dropped the gentleman act and turned into the exasperated cousin. “Why’d you throw me under the bus like that? I’ve got my pride, you know.”

“I’ll treat you to a meal.”

“You think one meal’s going to fix this?”

“Two.”

“You’re acting like I can’t afford my own dinner.”

“A monthly pass.”

said it!” Alan jumped at

a quiet hum. What a

wild coincidence? Maybe it

rings from the same city—and now they’d picked the exact same day.

still wanted Ellis’s plan to go off without a hitch. “Once I’m done helping my friend with his thing on the 12th,

argue. “If you’re busy, that’s fine. I’ll

if that didn’t work out, she had her other

tight line. He really wanted to tell her—even Ethel wouldn’t

wiggle room?” Alan asked, his

replied confidently, unbothered by the chance he might spill her secret. “Everything’s ready, and pushing it back would

content now at

turn to Ethel for help. Ethel’s loyalty to Freya ran deep, and if

smoothly. Thinking back to his earlier mistake, he added, “If he’s got enough