She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 247

Chapter 247 If There's

Danger, I Don't Want Yo...

"Trent." Ellis flicked his gaze sideways.

ent didn't flinch, keeping that composed, gentlemanly air about him. "I'm not sure. Mina only mentioned it to Frederick."

rederick's head snapped toward him, eyes wide with disbelief. How shameless!

"You know it too!" he barked.

Trent tilted his head, face laced with confusion. "About what?"

"You know Freya left because-"

Frederick suddenly clamped his mouth shut.

In that split second, realization crashed over him like a wave. He spun toward Trent, fury lacing his words. "Trent, how could you throw me under the bus like this?"

Trent, aware he couldn't let Ellis catch wind of the truth, played dumb to the end. It was unbelievable.

"What?" Trent asked again, still donning that bewildered look.

"Nothing!" Frederick snapped, his chest heaving. "I'm the only one who knows the reason!"

Trent's expression didn't budge, barely reacting at all.

That made Ellis take a moment to think.

What none of them realized this was the first time Trent had dared lie to Ellis-and

his heart was practically jackhammering in his chest. He just had to make it believable.

A few moments later, Freya appeared.

The second Frederick spotted her, he bolted like she was his last hope, practically whining, "Freya, Trent was really awful to me!"

Freya blinked, confused, holding a laptop in her arms.

She glanced briefly at Trent, then asked, "What exactly did he do to you?"

"Our captain asked why you left. I told him to ask Trent, but Trent said you only told me, not him." Frederick dumped the whole mess in a breathless rush. "Back me up here, will you?"

Freya didn't give it much thought. "I didn't tell him."

"Freya!" Frederick looked scandalized. "You're really gonna lie like that?"

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Freya's face scrunched slightly. What was this about?

told all of us, remember?" He suddenly leaned in,

say

Freya was truly thrown

even, "When I left, I only told

talking about that man," Frederick

Freya

sympathy and resignation. Now it made sense why he

how easy it was

strolled over, voice

Freya nodded softly. "Yeah."

just going to rinse off and change." Ellis wiped some sweet

as he spoke.

"Alright."

headed off for a quick shower,

minutes later, they were ready and made their way to the parking

said firmly, just as Trent started the engine.

"Sure." Ellis didn't argue.

pressed his lips together, a faint trace of helplessness in

the car, Trent glanced at Freya

it that obvious?" Freya hadn't realized Trent had taken Ellis's side,

His tone was light, almost teasing "To a stranger, it might

have beef with him."

what Ethel had told her. Ellis hadn't said much cater-Ad te think she have beef with

to upset him?" Trent

"You could say that."

coming on. What she feared

"He isn't as strict as you think. Sometimes, he's genuinely concrmed ser

so." Freya gave him a pointed look. "But for the rest of us?

wasn't so sure Ellis's pursuit of Freya would go

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as he'd hoped.

shot-mostly because of Ellis's

lot scheming behind my back?" Ellis followed behind Trent's car, his

the

light and easygoing, Frederick couldn't help but feel a chill

frozen, gaze shifting restlessly.

"Nothing?"

Frederick tried to play it

Freya ask Kristian for a laptop before she left?" Ellis,

11ed nothing.

to wrap up

case, why would she buy a

beat.

with electronics-and the one she brought back screamed last-minute

Frederick had nothing.

casting sidelong glances at him, never

couldn't take

can we switch cars? I'm really not

fell into

there. Just hang in there." Freya

switching.

can't take it anymore, ugh!" Frederick groaned

for effect.

... I'm begging you..."