She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 254

Chapter 253

Chapter 253 Ellis Discovered Their Plan

"Is there anything else we need to add?" Freya asked her friends, her tone steady.

Everyone fell quiet, mulling it over. "No," came the collective reply, resolute and assured.

"You've practically covered every angle in that plan of yours-and you've got not one, but two backup plans lined up," Greta said, her voice tinged with admiration. She'd never once questioned the razor-sharp precision of Freya's mind. "There won't be any surprises we haven't accounted for."

"But there's still one thing I haven't thought through," Freya confessed, her words slipping out in a low

murmur.

They had come face-to-face with that man before. They knew the way he moved, the way he thought.

But knowing someone's patterns didn't mean you knew their depths.

Trent leaned forward, curiosity sparking in his eyes. "What is it?”

"The chance that he might try to drag us down with him," Freya said after a small pause, her voice hushed but

unwavering.

"Impossible," someone blurted out.

"He values his own life more than anyone else ever could."

"Whether that's possible or not, it doesn't change a thing now," Cade said seriously, his tone heavy with warning. "If he really breaks and spirals, not even the best-laid plans will hold up."

That man's intelligence matched theirs blow for blow. He was nothing short of brilliant.

Freya gave a slight nod, acknowledging the truth in Cade's words.

"There's something else I don't understand," someone said.

"Go ahead."

"How could Kristian-just a businessman-end up on his bad side?" It was a question that still baffled Freya. "Why would he target Kristian specifically?"

According to Ashley, the man's first plan was to destroy the Shaw Group, make Kristian's empire crumble from

the inside out.

And when that failed, he went straight for the jugular-Kristian's life.

What kind of hatred ran that deep?

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"Only Kristian would know," Riley murmured, resting her chin in her hand, her expression thoughtful and

unsure

Freyn was just about to remind them that their own lives took precedence that rashness wouldn't serve them

when a knock came at the door.

another. Someone was knocking

everyone on the video

who it was, a voice rang

Oh no! It was their

surged. No one

fast-cut the video call, switched off the iPad, and swept

open the door.

standing there, her

and Trent over after watching him walk out the door. So

gaze sweeping

and shut the door

square in the eye. "Is

were you discussing with Frederick and Trent?" Ellis

a beat, catching her

completely off guard.

"What?"

is in the

cursed herself for the

about bluffing, but Ellis wasn't the type to fall

right through

serious," she replied coolly, keeping

with one hand stuffed in his pocket, didn't look like his usual laid-back self anymore. The easygoing air was gone. What remained was the sharp-edged

her. "Nothing serious? And yet Cade and the others are

Freya's chest tightened.

that

"Captain..."

"Captain."

and Trent stepped out then, standing

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walked inside, his eyes scanning the room

strode over, and pulled out

their eyes for a moment, all

loud. In such a tight space, with so few hiding spots,

same place.

best hiding spot-it was one of the hard

this?" Ellis slammed the documents down on the table, tapping them with long, sharp fingers. "Do

is? You think it's wise to go up against him with no

out

He never imagined they'd keep this

Freya clarified, trying to soothe the rising tension. She knew Ellis well enough

and the air around them seemed to drop ten

ready to lecture them into the ground-but then his eyes landed

stopped him.

forcing down the fury clawing its way up. "That's

"But-"

so determined to go, wait until I get the damn report

room fell silent. They hadn't

Ellis explained, his voice quieter now. He didn't want to

Freya said, frustration

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