She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 633:

“What is this?” Ellis slammed the documents down on the table, tapping them with long, sharp fingers. “Do you even understand who Brendan Hoffman is? You think it’s wise to go up against him with no weapons, no gear? Are you out of your minds?”

He was livid. He never imagined they’d keep this from him.

“It’s not a reckless attack,” Freya clarified, trying to soothe the rising tension. She knew Ellis well enough to tread carefully. “It’s a calculated move.”

“Didn’t the last time teach you anything?” Ellis’s voice turned ice-cold, and the air around them seemed to drop ten degrees. “I’m not letting you do this.”

“Captain!” Freya’s voice cracked slightly as it rose.

Ellis looked ready to lecture them into the ground—but then his eyes landed on Freya’s face, and something stopped him.

He averted his gaze, forcing down the fury clawing its way up. “That’s enough.”

“But—”

to go, wait until I get the damn report

fell silent. They

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 to submit

have time,” Freya said, frustration

up again.

“Yes?”

just listen to me

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Freya replied, softer now. She knew exactly why she hadn’t wanted him to find out in the first place. “Why don’t you look over the

picked up the

his face darkened with

Freya herself had once asked. “How did Kristian

know,” Freya answered truthfully. “But this is our best shot. Brendan doesn’t know who I really am. To him, I’m just a face in the crowd. He

gave her the edge—what gave her the nerve to go through

Brendan nor Natasha had the faintest idea who she really was. Only Ellis