She Took The House The Car And My Heart

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“What does your family do?” Freya couldn’t help but ask it directly.

“They run a shop,” Ellis said plainly. “Why do you ask?”

Freya wasn’t sure if he was being honest. She’d heard whispers about his wealthy background, but nothing solid.

She wasn’t about to pry, though. It wasn’t worth the trouble.

“It’s nothing,” Freya replied between bites. Then added, “If you ever need to visit your parents, just say so. No need to apply for leave.” Since retiring, Ellis hadn’t been home even once.

“They told me not to come back until I found a girlfriend. Classic parent move, right?” Ellis was clearly baiting her.

And Freya walked straight into the trap. “So you’re not allowed home unless you’ve got one?”

“Mm.” Ellis’s voice turned playful. “Could you be my girlfriend so I can finally go home?”

“Ask Riley.” Freya completely missed the underlying meaning. She sincerely offered, “She’s bubbly and cute, and everyone likes her. She’d make a great fake girlfriend.”

Ellis pressed his lips together in a subtle smile, his gaze dropping with a touch of helplessness.

Oh, Freya. She could be so clueless sometimes.

He suddenly wondered how Kristian had ever managed to marry her.

“Freya.”

“Yeah?”

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“How did you and Kristian meet?” Ellis felt compelled to know more. “You come off as pretty reserved.”

At that, Freya paused.

A flicker of memory crossed her eyes—Their first meeting.

It had been two years ago, yet the image still burned bright in her mind.

“We first crossed paths at Nyx Club in Jeucwell.” Freya didn’t bother to conceal the truth—it was never much of a secret to begin with. “At the time, my mom had just passed away. I needed to clear my head and breathe for a while, so I went to Jeucwell. That’s where I met him.”noveldrama

A shadow of sorrow flitted through Ellis’s eyes—fleeting, subtle, invisible to anyone who wasn’t looking for it. He forged ahead. “And after that?”

“We had a few drinks and got to talking.” Freya could still recall their conversation with absolute clarity. “Afterward, I realized he was astonishingly well-read, and we shared the same principles, the same way of seeing the world. And he was undeniably good-looking. So when he proposed, I said yes.”

Back then, Kristian had seemed like the dream. He was attractive, athletically built, educated, and aligned with her values. Even after they married, he was endlessly patient—tender in every way.

Though Kristian was frequently away on business or working late into the night, he never broke his word. No matter how swamped he was, if he made a promise, he kept it—and Freya was never left disappointed. With a man like that, she had fallen for him before she even knew what was happening.

It wasn’t until Ashley’s call tore through those quiet, golden days that she finally understood one truth: no matter how much they had in common, if their hearts weren’t in sync, they would never truly belong together.

“A whirlwind marriage?” Ellis asked.

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