She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1229:

“Would I find it fun?” she asked, tilting her head.

“When you left Kristian and he chased after you, how’d that feel?” Ellis offered his example gently but pointedly.

Freya paused, then answered, “I wanted to knock his lights out.”

“Then this game’s not your cup of tea,” Ellis said, his deep voice calm and comforting. “But Greta and Noel? They’re more like Tom and Jerry, playing a silly game of cat and mouse.”

His words clicked, and Freya finally got it. Greta and Noel were partners in a playful dance.

“Are you still mad at me over her?” Ellis asked, a hint of old hurt in his voice.

“I didn’t mean it like that,” Freya said, guilt nudging her. “After all we’ve been through, you know I’d never shut you out.”

Ellis’s gaze held hers, skeptical but soft. He wasn’t quite convinced.

said, switching gears with a hopeful

pass.

she replied, her

whip it up. Stay put and rest,” he said, already heading to the

chirped,

Since marrying Freya, he’d brought in chefs to teach him new recipes, wanting to cater to her pregnancy cravings. The internet warned that pregnant women’s tastes could shift, and Freya, once

Freya tiptoed upstairs. Sure he was distracted, she slipped into the study, locked the door, and fired

missed my hint earlier,” Greta teased the moment she answered. She’d slyly said, “Who could threaten me?” It was a jab

piecing it together after their last call. “Where

“Airport,” Greta replied.

new favorite is

me to cover your tracks for real?” Freya

Greta said. She had her plans, and Noel’s pursuit was cramping her style. “After that, I’m

the keyboard, setting everything in motion. In ten minutes, Greta’s trail