She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 282 Could You Be My Girlfriend

Freya couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt for Ellis's friend.

Out of all the reckless things he could've done, he just had to go and pick a fight with Ellis. What on earth was he thinking?

Ellis didn't bother dodging Freya. Right there in the study, he pulled up his contacts and dialed that paragliding instructor without a second thought.

The call connected, and Ethan's unhinged laughter came blaring through the speaker, along with his smug, self-satisfied voice. "Yo! How about that little tune I left you? Catchy, huh?"

Ellis switched the call to speaker mode. "Feeling proud of yourself?"

"You tell me! Take me out for a fancy meal and say you're sorry. Admit you

messed up, and maybe I'll have

someone fix your phone for you. Otherwise, that thing's toast."

Ellis didn't say a word. He simply waited, letting Ethan finish strutting around like a peacock.

He knew some people only learnt when they were teetering on the edge of disaster.

"Oh, and FYI? Resetting or flashing the phone won't do squat. Virus is here to stay." He just kept bragging.

In that deluded head of his, Ellis had probably yanked out the SIM card and was calling using another phone.

It never even crossed Ethan's mind that Ellis had someone on his side who could solve his problem.

Ellis asked, "Where are you right now?"

"North Avenue. Why, coming to beat me up?" Ethan sounded positively giddy.

"Too bad for you-I'm heading

out soon. No way you're catching me."

"Mm." Ellis ended the call.

He did a quick calculation, then told Freya, "Set it to trigger at six. And besides what he just said, add another

line: 'Too bad. You can't catch me. Hahaha.""

"That's the paragliding instructor from earlier, right?" Freya thought the voice rang a bell.

Ellis nodded. "Yeah."

"You told me you'd only met him a few days before I did." Freya shot him a look, calling him out without

hesitation.

Ellis answered smoothly, "Let's just say I never wanted to meet him at all."

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at a loss

their earlier exchange, it was pretty clear. They weren't just old friends. They were childhood buddies, practically

me a good punch. Too bad. You can't catch me. Hahaha,' right?" Freya confirmed while prepping

he does." Freya's fingers

no time, she'd embedded the virus into Ethan's

the group chat to confirm that he was free

sharp, Ethan was seated at the dinner table with

pulled it out-Only for an obnoxiously smug voice

bad. You can't catch me. Hahaha...” The second the voice echoed

in deep trouble. "Mom, I can explain..." But before he could finish, the phone piped up again. “Mom, come and give me a good punch. Too bad. You can't catch me.

whether I can catch you or not."

off the phone, but it

"Mom! Let me explain!"

catch me.

in. Damn it

girlfriend, and all you do is loaf around the house!" His mother chased him in circles, clearly fed up. "And

Mom!" Ethan dodged around

in perfect imitation of his voice, driving him

beyond a doubt, that Ellis

phone to the

in relief, grateful he hadn't stored

"Mom, I—"

stick came

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up like a puppet on strings,

bangs flopped into his eyes as his face scrunched in agony. "Take it

Who do you think taught you that?"

talk back. His mother's temper was nothing to mess with. "I'm sorry,

I catch

"You can!"

beat you

"You're absolutely right."

the storm finally passed. Ethan wolfed down

upstairs, clutching his

goodness for backup phones-at least now he

Ellis and Freya

picky, but she knew good food when she

"Captain."