She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 237

Chapter 236

Chapter 236 Call Me By My

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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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bring up her

there was a blade hanging over her

was. "So, do you want to talk about how you

"Chess," Freya replied instantly.

unreadable. "Did

"Huh?"

used to be pretty bold," he said with a sly

would feel intimidated in front of you," Freya

back on the seventh?

his short-cropped hair and tall frame, he looked rugged and polished all at once. The crisp white shirt added

crossing

ever heard her say that,

was

trick," Ellis

Freya frowned. "What?"

you from slipping away," Ellis replied, eyes gleaming with insight.

plan was to talk to Josiah, then hightail

Freya rubbed her temples.

always saw

embarrassed?" His voice was easy, but she knew he was

Ellis, with his stern and aloof nature, would

to get roped into another brutal

twinkled with understanding. Seemed like he'd need

this was heading, so she

"Retired," Ellis said flatly.

hands froze

"Yeah."

"Why?"

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

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that, his future had

I shouldn't be doing high-intensity training every day."

She wanted to ask why he'd kept it quiet, but remembered some missions were classified. Maybe he hadn't had

just asked, "How's the injury

can't push it too hard

and asked another question. "Did the organization agree to

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

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

to walk away.

casual as ever. "I told them

they did. They were

off the field, but he had a talent for setting traps like it was second

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