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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bring up

over her neck, and she

his eyes sharp as he noticed how distracted she was. "So, do you want to talk about how you

"Chess," Freya replied instantly.

"Did

"Huh?"

pretty bold," he said

of you," Freya muttered, then quickly shifted gears.

seventh? Why are

With his short-cropped hair and tall frame, he looked rugged and polished all at

a sudden thought crossing her mind-Ellis wasn't bad-looking

ever heard her say

bad-looking? He was

little trick," Ellis

Freya frowned. "What?"

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

to Josiah, then

Freya rubbed her temples.

always saw through

His voice was easy, but she

said honestly. She never figured Ellis, with his stern and aloof nature, would be the

didn't want to get roped into another brutal workout

Seemed like he'd need to take

this was heading, so

"Retired," Ellis said flatly.

hands froze mid-motion.

"Yeah."

"Why?"

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

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than that, his future had looked bright. So

injured on a mission. Doctor said I shouldn't be doing high-intensity training every day." Ellis didn't sugarcoat it. "My replacement's been prepped, So I called it

to ask why he'd kept it quiet, but remembered some missions were classified.

just asked, "How's

it too hard every day," Ellis said, sensing her

small breath of relief and asked another question. "Did the organization agree to let you

push himself with

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

to walk away.

his tone casual as ever. "I told them I'd transfer to their division, and

her tongue. Of course they

had a talent for setting traps like it was second