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."

Want to sleep

was speechless. Did she really come across that

"Have you ever had feelings for hi "Would

captain was merciless during training-who'd even

still remembered the brutal drills and punishments like they'd just

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

upstairs but never actually lived in. This trip gave her a reason to

off the lingering thoughts, took a shower, and

the current issues first-only then could she deal with whoever

Ashley.

she'd deal

in the

shown up at Freya's home with

Melvin drove her to the company. Once everything was in order there, he headed to the hotel to collect the

stayed busy handling work. Once that was done, she

phone rang. It was a call from a bodyguard stationed at

Yates stormed in with a group, trying to take Ms. Welch," the bodyguard reported, wasting

furrowed. "Stop them. I'm

"Understood!"

ended the call, shot Melvin a message saying something urgent

Farrah's location.

and gone for a stroll when she spotted a group of

her way.

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

as she was wrapping up her walk

to some piano, she saw them getting

realized who was

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brought people and was clearly planning to barge

had assigned

quickly blocked their way.

bodyguard immediately

coldly, his presence sharp

budge. "Ms. Briggs said you're not allowed

Why the hell not?" Felipe snapped. "Should I

bodyguard held

the cops!" Felipe

"Wait!" Farrah stepped forward.

that if the police showed up, they'd

Things would get messy.

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