She Took The House The Car And My Heart

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

she

thoughtfully. "Have you ever had

captain was merciless during training-who'd even

remembered the brutal drills and punishments

to bed," Freya said, standing up, not wanting

bought the apartment upstairs but never actually lived in. This

her apartment, Freya shook off the lingering thoughts, took a

figured she should tackle the current issues first-only then could she deal with whoever was

Ashley.

Captain, she'd deal

arrived in the blink

shown up at Freya's home with breakfast in

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

handling work. Once that was done, she started piecing together

a call from a bodyguard

with a group, trying to take Ms. Welch," the bodyguard reported, wasting no

furrowed. "Stop them.

"Understood!"

saying something

Farrah's location.

had just finished breakfast and gone for a stroll when

her way.

just a few bodyguards getting in their morning run-typical for

later, just as she was wrapping

piano, she

she realized who

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and was clearly planning to

Freya had assigned to

quickly blocked their way.

lead bodyguard immediately

Felipe ordered coldly, his presence

Briggs said

not?" Felipe

the bodyguard

cops!" Felipe

"Wait!" Farrah stepped forward.

that if the police showed up, they'd chalk it up as a

Things would get messy.