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?

all of us, remember?" He suddenly

you say YIKIP

Freya was truly thrown

replied, her voice even, "When I left, I

that man," Frederick

now Freya

resignation.

know how easy it was to twist

strolled over,

Freya nodded softly. "Yeah."

a seat and wait a bit. We're just going to rinse off and change." Ellis

as he spoke.

"Alright."

and the others headed off for a quick shower, changing

ready and made their way to

as Trent started the engine. "I need to talk

"Sure." Ellis didn't argue.

his lips together, a faint trace of helplessness

at Freya in the

obvious?" Freya hadn't realized Trent had taken Ellis's side, so she didn't

as the nose on your face." His tone was light, almost teasing "To a stranger,

have beef with him."

Ethel had told her. Ellis hadn't said

to

"You could say that."

headache coming on. What she feared most were illis's unpredictable

as strict as

gave him a pointed look. "But for the rest of us? It's

he wasn't so sure

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as he'd hoped.

were shot-mostly because of Ellis's sharp

are you lot scheming behind my back?" Ellis

the

tone was light and easygoing, Frederick couldn't help but feel

gaze shifting

"Nothing?"

aren't you overthinking this?" Frederick

Freya ask Kristian for a laptop

11ed nothing.

wrap up

a new one?" Ellis

beat.

how particular Freya was with electronics-and the one

Frederick had nothing.

kept casting sidelong glances at him, never saying much-but the silent pressure was

couldn't take

using the first excuse that popped into his head. "Freya, can we switch cars? I'm really not used to our

Ellis fell into

hang in there." Freya clearly had no interest

switching.

ugh!" Frederick groaned dramatically, adding

effect. "Freya...

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