She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 946:

Alan instinctively glanced toward Freya, wondering if discord had developed between them.noveldrama

Freya noted his hesitation and remarked, “He directs his question to you. Why divert your attention to me?”

Alan’s internal alarm systems activated with fierce urgency. These two were unquestionably embroiled in some disagreement. Without a doubt.

Alan said, dead serious, without the slightest flicker of hesitation, “As a man, you ought to mean what you say.”

“Well then, I insist you carry on as the president of Briggs Group,” Ellis quipped, a mischievous gleam dancing in his eyes.

What did Ellis just say? Alan stared at him, completely bewildered. “What are you talking about?”

Ellis casually pulled out his phone and, without ceremony, hit play on a recording from the previous night. The audio echoed through the room, loud and unmistakable—their conversation, played back word for word.

“Do you want Freya to suffer?”

“No.”

“Do you want her to be overworked?”

“No.”

“Then how about you keep managing Briggs Group?”

“No problem!”

𝖀ρ𝓭α𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝗇ɩү 𝗈𝗇 ɢ𝖺ⅼ𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀․ⅽ𝑜𝗆

As the recording clicked to an end, Alan stood frozen, blindsided. When did that even happen? He couldn’t remember a single second of it.

“Mina,” he groaned, his good opinion of Ellis plummeting at an alarming rate. “Let me help you find another boyfriend—this one’s way too cunning. You really can’t keep him!”

He’d been duped. Ellis was way too cunning. What a snake!

Even Freya was caught off guard. “When did you record this?”

“Before I took him to his room last night,” Ellis replied, absentmindedly toying with his phone.

Naturally, he wanted the best for Freya. If that meant Alan had to take the hit, then so be it.

Alan felt completely wronged.

“Elli and Mina want you to run the company for your own good,” Ethel said soothingly, though it did little to ease the sting. “That way, your talents won’t go to waste. Sure, it’s tiring, but the fame and fortune make it worthwhile.”

“If it’s so worthwhile, why don’t you do it?” Alan shot back, eyes narrowing.

“No way, it’s far too exhausting.”

“And I deserve that?”

“Even if you’re tired, you’ve got to suck it up. It’s not like you have the world’s greatest elder cousin,” Ethel replied, blinking her clear eyes, her tone dripping with playful sweetness.

Alan’s temper evaporated almost instantly. Alright, fine. He’d spoil them. After all, he was the best cousin in the world.

“Let’s get one thing straight—I’m happy to be the best cousin you two could ever ask for. But once you’re married and have kids, one of them better take over the company,” Alan relented, glancing at both Freya and Ellis. “If not, I swear I’ll break my promise!”

He could hold the reins for a few more years. But the moment Freya and Ellis tied the knot and had a child, he was out.

Freya stayed silent.

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