She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 959:

“I’m the boss. I have to lead by example,” she replied earnestly.

Ellis tapped her forehead lightly. “And leading by example means I’m the one who has to fall on the sword?”

Freya pressed her lips together, unsure how to respond. She knew it was another trap. She wasn’t walking into that one.

“Seriously? Do I really have to resign?” Ellis asked Melvin, careful not to direct the question at Freya, knowing full well she had forgotten the rule.

“If you can keep things professional at work and stop the PDA, I can keep it under wraps for now,” Melvin said coolly. “You don’t have to leave the company if you agree to that.”

Ellis gave it some thought and figured he could manage that.

That afternoon, Melvin went over the weekly schedule with Freya. Once finished, he hesitated before asking, “Can I ask you something?”

“Go ahead.”

“Did you pursue Ellis, or did he go after you?”

“He pursued me.” Even with all the courage in the world, she wouldn’t have dared to make the first move on Ellis.

“Why are you asking me that?” Freya noticed something off in Melvin’s tone.noveldrama

“Is he treating you well?” Melvin’s usual coolness gave way to genuine concern, his eyes revealing his emotions.

Freya offered a small smile. “Yes, he is.”

Before they got together, she never imagined Ellis had such a gentle, thoughtful, even charming side.

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Seeing that she wasn’t just saying it, Melvin felt somewhat reassured. Still, he needed to be sure Ellis was the real deal. So he went to find him. After all, Freya had already been burned once. He couldn’t let it happen again.

Ellis wasn’t surprised when Melvin approached him. He’d seen the way Melvin looked after Freya at work—attentive, sharp, covering every detail like the perfect right hand.

“Got a minute?” Melvin’s face was serious.

Ellis nodded.

Melvin shut the door behind him. He didn’t bother with small talk.

“What do you love about Freya?”

“I love her for who she is.”

“Is it because of the money?”

“No.”

“If your ex showed up, would you choose your ex or Freya?” Melvin didn’t flinch, asking the one question that truly worried him.

“I don’t have an ex,” Ellis said, a faint curve lifting the edge of his mouth. “But no matter what, I’d choose Freya.”

He didn’t resent Melvin’s grilling. If anything, he appreciated that Freya had someone so fiercely loyal at her side all these years.

“One last question,” Melvin said, more relaxed now that Ellis seemed to be genuine.

Ellis’s voice dropped low. “Shoot.”

“If someone else tries to pursue her, what would you do?” Melvin asked plainly, his cool gaze pinned on Ellis, watching closely for even the slightest flicker in his expression.

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