She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 236

Chapter 236 Call Me By My

Name

When Freya caught sight of the person standing behind her, she froze up for a beat, her expression laced with

confusion and surprise.

Her captain?

"You little rascal." Josiah's voice snapped her out of it. "I thought you weren't showing up."

"When have I ever broken a promise to you?" Ellis's voice was low and rich, pleasing to the ear. He was tall,

striking, and undeniably attractive.

"Alright," Josiah said with a grin, not wanting to play third wheel. "Save the pleasantries. I'll go check if the food's ready. You two catch up.”

Ellis gave a slight nod, carrying himself with effortless grace. "Alright."

The moment Josiah left, silence settled over them like a blanket.

Freya wasn't the type to get flustered-she'd kept her composure even when meeting Kristian's parents.

But right now, she was genuinely rattled.

"Am I really making you that nervous?" Ellis teased, catching her slightly stunned look.

Freya didn't respond. How could she not be nervous?

Ellis stepped forward and sat down where Josiah had just been. "Sit."

Freya sat down without protest. She still couldn't wrap her head around it-wasn't he supposed to come back on the seventh? But today was only the sixth.

"Feel like sweating it out with a hardcore workout?" Ellis handed her a glass of water, his tone light and easy. "Might help you loosen up."

Freya stayed quiet. She didn't need it!

"Freya," Ellis called out to her.

She instinctively answered, "Huh?"

"Let's play a game."

"But we're about to eat."

"Josiah didn't say it was ready," he pointed out.

Normally, Freya could handle situations with ease, but her mind was racing. She couldn't stop worrying that

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felt like there was a blade hanging over her neck,

setting up the chessboard, his eyes sharp as he noticed how distracted she was. "So, do you want to

"Chess," Freya replied instantly.

her, his eyes unreadable. "Did getting married make you lose

"Huh?"

to be pretty bold,"

front of you," Freya muttered,

back on the seventh?

looked rugged and polished all at once. The crisp white shirt added a

a sudden thought crossing her mind-Ellis wasn't

Alan ever heard her say that, they'd

bad-looking? He was clearly drop-dead

trick," Ellis said

Freya frowned. "What?"

Ellis replied, eyes gleaming

talk to Josiah, then hightail

Freya rubbed her temples.

course-Ellis always

voice was easy, but she

Freya said honestly. She never figured Ellis, with his stern and aloof

just didn't want to get

Seemed like he'd need to

so she switched lanes. "Why are you back?

"Retired," Ellis said flatly.

froze

"Yeah."

"Why?"

the top operatives, leading elite teams, pulling off impossible missions, racking up

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that, his future had looked bright.

doing high-intensity training every day." Ellis didn't sugarcoat it. "My

why he'd kept it quiet, but

she just asked, "How's the injury

too hard every day,"

relief and asked another question. "Did the organization agree to let

couldn't push himself with grueling daily training anymore, staying

organization would've bent over backward to hold onto him-unless, of course, Ellis had made

to walk away.

ever. "I told them I'd transfer

they did.

friendly off the field, but he had a talent for setting