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.

always got to him. When Freya said Alan and his girlfriend had split for complicated reasons, his mind filled in the blanks with something painful—and

Freya said, choosing to

a brow. “What

measure your ring size,” Freya said,

dazzling smile, and a spark lit his eyes. He handed her his

This was her first real lie to Ellis—and she’d actually pulled

to keep watching me like a hawk,” Freya added, then tacked on,

Ellis said without

way, once his own proposal succeeded the day after tomorrow, she wouldn’t have to lift a finger. Might as well let her

first

thing,” Freya

“Yeah?” Ellis replied.

plan a proposal during this time either,” Freya said

rules?” Ellis

“Yes.”