She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 218

Chapter 217

Chapter 217 I Came To

Take You Home

"Do you know when the Captain's coming back?" Freya asked, her voice cool and

even.

Trent let out a soft chuckle. "Not a clue."

"Seriously? You have no idea?" Freya pressed, her tone edged with disbelief.

"Really no idea," Trent said truthfully. "He just said he'd be back sometime, didn't give a proper time frame."

Freya went quiet.

No wonder, during their last phone call, the Captain insisted they'd talk face-to- face.

Trent started to speculate aloud. "Did you do something wrong?"

Freya was stunned into silence. Why did everyone react like this?

"No." She stood by her answer. "If he tells you when he's coming back, give me a heads-up so I can be ready."

"Ready to bolt?" Trent's deep voice rumbled through the phone.

Freya said nothing.

She was seen through again.

"If you did tick him off, I'd say just deal with it head-on," Trent teased. "If you try to run and he catches you, it

won't end well."

"I didn't upset him," Freya stated firmly.

"Mm-hmm."

"I really didn't," she repeated, more firmly this time.

"I believe you."

Freya went silent again. Was that teasing tone actually meant to sound sincere?

"Anyway, if you hear anything about his return, let me know beforehand," Freya reminded him again, worried

he might forget.

"Got it," Trent agreed.

After hanging up, Freya returned the phone to Frederick, her thoughts still spinning on how she'd explain things if the Captain brought up their last conversation.

Frederick, noticing the troubled look on her face, couldn't help but ask, "Freya, what did you do to upset the

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"I didn't."

something? Want to

speechless. Did she

ever had feelings for hi

captain was merciless during training-who'd

drills

said, standing up, not wanting to drag the topic out any

upstairs but never actually lived in. This trip

the lingering thoughts, took a shower, and collapsed into

tackle the current issues first-only then could she deal

Ashley.

the Captain, she'd deal with him when

arrived in the blink of

had already shown up at Freya's

everything was in order there,

out, Freya stayed busy handling work. Once

phone rang. It was a call from a bodyguard

group, trying to take Ms. Welch," the bodyguard reported, wasting

brow furrowed. "Stop

"Understood!"

message saying something urgent had come

Farrah's location.

gone for a stroll when she spotted a group

her way.

was probably just a few bodyguards getting in their morning run-typical for a high-end villa neighborhood like this one

wrapping up her walk and

piano, she

when she realized who was leading

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was clearly planning to

had assigned

quickly blocked their way.

lead bodyguard

ordered coldly, his presence

budge. "Ms. Briggs said

in there. Why the hell not?"

bodyguard held his

cops!"

"Wait!" Farrah stepped forward.

if the police showed up, they'd

Things would get messy.

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