She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1163:

After all, when he’d bumped into Freya abroad, Alan had definitely been with her.

“Are you disappointed right now?” Freya asked out of nowhere.

She might not be able to match Ellis’s effortless presence, but she wasn’t standing still either. If she had to lose on the outside, she’d at least win where it mattered.

What she failed to notice, though, was Ellis had very specifically mentioned the 12th. If she hadn’t been so thrown off, she might’ve realized he had a proposal of his own in mind.

Ellis felt the tension ease a little and brushed the thought aside. “Disappointed about what?”

“That I didn’t plan a proposal for you,” Freya muttered, sounding oddly conflicted.

Ellis gave her a gentle tap on the head, his voice rich with affection. “Silly.”

Even someone as sharp as Ellis slipped for just a second.

split for complicated reasons, his mind filled in the blanks with something painful—and that alone made him

me your finger,” Freya said,

raised a

said, dead serious.

curled into a dazzling smile, and a spark lit his eyes. He handed her his finger without hesitation, letting

damp with nervous sweat. This was her first real lie to Ellis—and she’d

allowed to keep watching me like a hawk,” Freya added, then tacked on, “And even if you figure out what I’m up to, you have to pretend

Ellis said without

his own proposal succeeded the day after tomorrow, she wouldn’t have to lift

first

thing,”

“Yeah?” Ellis replied.

plan a proposal during this time

many rules?” Ellis

“Yes.”