She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1199:

Freya pressed her lips together. Did he really have to take it this far?

Ellis saw right through her hesitation, reading every flicker of thought on her face. “Why the silence?”

“I was just worried it might be hard for you to hold back.” Freya finally got the words out after a long pause, her ears tinged with red. “Greta said that constantly holding back one’s desires could cause problems.”

Ellis chuckled. “Greta said that?” His tone rose ever so slightly.

Freya’s heart thudded louder, nerves flaring in her chest. This wasn’t good. Greta was about to be dragged into this mess.

Right in front of her, Ellis dialed Greta’s number.

On the other end, Greta answered with her usual breezy tone. “What’s up?”

did you

“Huh?”

said holding back one’s desires could lead to problems.” Ellis kept his gaze locked on Freya, his tone

beat, fanning the flames

that one bit. She had a

the initiative a little more,” Greta said breezily. “You two have been close before, and you’ve even proposed. As long as you’re careful, there’s no reason to

what you

handle right now, so I won’t keep you. Bye.” Greta cut her off and hung up instantly. Internally, she was panicking. Thankfully, her quick thinking had saved her from getting into serious trouble. It was one thing to upset Freya—but offending Ellis? That was a risk she

else you want to say?” Ellis

Freya pulled out her phone, scrolling to her chat with Greta.

alone because of her advice.” Ellis, as cunning as ever, spoke in a voice both smooth and magnetic. “Isn’t that

knew perfectly well that she was out of excuses. From the moment he came upstairs to confront her, whether it was her own decision or Greta’s suggestion, it didn’t matter. The