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.

Someone

and everyone on the video call froze,

ask who it

no! It was

surged. No one knew

video call, switched off the iPad, and swept

open the door.

her heart jumped. "Captain? I thought

watching him walk out the door.

his gaze sweeping across her face and then

out and shut the

eye.

discussing with Frederick and

a beat, catching her

completely off guard.

"What?"

car is in the

cursed herself for the

the type to fall

right through

she replied coolly, keeping her

with one hand stuffed in his pocket, didn't look like his usual laid-back self anymore. The easygoing air

her. "Nothing serious? And yet

Freya's chest tightened.

heard that

"Captain..."

"Captain."

and Trent stepped out then, standing

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eyes scanning the room like a

and pulled out a stack

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

out loud. In such a tight space, with

same place.

was one of the hard lessons they'd

slammed the documents down on the table, tapping

You think it's wise to go

you out of

imagined they'd keep this from

rising tension. She knew Ellis well enough to tread carefully.

to

them into the ground-but then his

stopped him.

forcing down the fury

"But-"

so determined to go, wait

silent.

few more years," Ellis explained, his voice quieter now. He didn't want to

time," Freya said, frustration heavy in

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