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. And another. Someone was knocking

on the video call froze, silent as

opened her mouth to ask who it was, a voice rang out from the other

no! It

one knew what to

off the iPad, and swept the documents out of

open the door.

standing there, her heart jumped. "Captain? I thought you

called Frederick and Trent over after watching him walk out the door. So why was

forgot something." Ellis said simply, his gaze sweeping across her face and

quietly stepped out and shut the door behind

looked him square in the eye. "Is there something

were you discussing with Frederick and Trent?"

a beat, catching her

completely off guard.

"What?"

is in

silently cursed herself for

wasn't the type to fall for a smooth lie. No

see right through

replied coolly, keeping

like his usual laid-back self anymore. The easygoing air was gone. What remained was the sharp-edged authority of the man he used to

And yet Cade and the others

Freya's chest tightened.

heard that as

"Captain..."

"Captain."

and Trent stepped

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Ellis

his eyes scanning the room like

and pulled out a stack of

and Frederick shut their eyes for a moment, all thinking the

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

same place.

hiding spot-it was one of the hard

the documents down on the table, tapping them with long, sharp

is? You think it's wise to go

out of your

never imagined

rising tension. She knew

them seemed to

them into the ground-but then his eyes landed on Freya's face, and

stopped him.

the fury clawing its

"But-"

to go, wait

silent. They hadn't expected

my past position, I'm not allowed to leave the country for a few more years," Ellis explained, his voice quieter now. He didn't want to say it, but he couldn't keep it in. "If I want to go abroad, I have

don't have time," Freya said, frustration heavy in

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