She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 247

Chapter 247 If There's

Danger, | Don't Want Yo...

"Trent." Ellis flicked his gaze sideways.

ent didn't flinch, keeping that composed, gentlemanly air about him. "I'm not sure. Mina only mentioned it to

Frederick."

rederick's head snapped toward him, eyes wide with disbelief. How shameless!

"You know it too!" he barked.

Trent tilted his head, face laced with confusion. "About what?"

"You know Freya left because-"

Frederick suddenly clamped his mouth shut.

In that split second, realization crashed over him like a wave. He spun toward Trent, fury lacing his words. "Trent,

how could you throwunder the bus like this?"

Trent, aware he couldn't let Ellis catch wind of the truth, played dumb to the end. It was unbelievable.

"What?" Trent asked again, still donning that bewildered look.

"Nothing!" Frederick snapped, his chest heaving. "I'm the only one who knows the reason!"

Trent's expression didn't budge, barely reacting at all.

That made Ellis take a moment to think.

What none of them realized this was the first tTrent had dared lie to Ellis-and

his heart was practically jackhammering in his chest. He just had to make it believable.

A few moments later, Freya appeared.

The second Frederick spotted her, he bolted like she was his last hope, practically whining, "Freya, Trent was

really awful to me!"

Freya blinked, confused, holding a laptop in her arms.

She glanced briefly at Trent, then asked, "What exactly did he do to you?"

"Our captain asked why you left. | told him to ask Trent, but Trent said you only told me, not him." Frederick

dumped the whole mess in a breathless rush. "Backup here, will you?"

Freya didn't give it much thought. "I didn't tell him."

"Freya!" Frederick looked scandalized. "You're really gonna lie like that?"

0.0%

+X

14:44

Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt

+4

X+

<

Freya's face scrunched slightly. What was this about?

"You told all of us, remember?" He suddenly leaned in, voice dropping low "How

can you say YIKIP Grey's know?"

Now Freya was truly thrown off

She replied, her voice even, "When | left, | only told you. No one else,"

"I'm talking about that man," Frederick clarified under his breath.

And now Freya got it.

e shot him a look, a mix of sympathy and resignation. Now it made sense why he was always che so

3ses. He really didn't know how easy it was to twist his words.

All done?" Ellis strolled over, voice casual and easy,

Freya nodded softly. "Yeah."

"Go have a seat and wait a bit. We're just going to rinse off and change." Ellis wiped ssweet from ke brow

as he spoke.

“Alright.”

He and the others headed off for a quick shower, changing back into their dean clothes

Ten minutes later, they were ready and made their way to the parking lot with Freya in tow.

"I'll ride with Trent," Freya said firmly, just as Trent started the engine. "I need to talk to him "

"Sure." Ellis didn't argue.

Trent pressed his lips together, a faint trace of helplessness in his expression.

Once they were inside the car, Trent glanced at Freya in the passenger seat. "Why are you avoiding 12la?"

"Was it that obvious?" Freya hadn't realized Trent had taken Ellis's side, so she didn't hold back

"As obvious as the nose on your face." His tone was light, almost teasing "To a stranger, it might look like you

have beef with him."

Freya was caught off guard. Her mind flashed to what Ethel had told her. Ellis hadn't said much cater-Ad te think

she have beef with him?

"Did you do something to upset him?" Trent asked.

"You could say that."

Freya sighed, already feeling a headache coming on. What she feared most were illis's unpredictable traps

Trent's eyes flickered with thought. "He isn't as strict as you think. Sometimes, he's genuinely concrmed ser

laying traps.”

"You might think so." Freya gave him a pointed look. "But for the rest of us? It's like a minefel

Trent didn't say anything after that. Suddenly, he wasn't so sure Ellis's pursuit of Freya would go as smoothly

26.0%

0Qo00

14.44

Chapter 247 If There's Danger, | Don't Want You Hiding It From Me

as he'd hoped.

Meanwhile, Frederick's nerves were shot-mostly because of Ellis's sharp question.

"Tellwhat are you lot scheming behind my back?" Ellis followed behind Trent's car, his voice breaking the

silence from the driver's seat.

Though his tone was light and easygoing, Frederick couldn't help but feel a chill crawl down his spine.

He sat frozen, gaze shifting restlessly. "Nothing! Seriously!"

"Nothing?"

Captain, aren't you overthinking this?" Frederick tried to play it off.

here's nothing going on, then why did Freya ask Kristian for a laptop before she left?" Ellis, ever the hawk,

11led nothing.

"She probably needed it to wrap up slight work," Frederick offered weakly.

"In that case, why would she buy a new one?" Ellis shot back without missing a

beat.

He knew how particular Freya was with electronics-and the one she brought back screamed last-minute grab.

Frederick had nothing.

Ellis kept casting sidelong glances at him, never saying much-but the silent pressure was excruciating.

Eventually, Frederick couldn't take it.

He dialed Freya, using the first excuse that popped into his head. "Freya, can we switch cars? I'm really not used

to our captain's driving. I'm getting carsick."

Both Freya and Ellis fell into a speechless silence.

"We're almost there. Just hang in there." Freya clearly had no interest in

switching.

"| can't take it anymore, ugh!" Frederick groaned tically, adding a few fake

gags for effect. "Freya... please

... I'm begging you..."

"Fine."

The moment Freya said the word, Frederick finally exhaled.

Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm

Ellis looked at him sideways. "You coward."

Frederick kept quiet. Cowardice didn't matter. Escaping the car-and the interrogation—that's what mattered.

After tonight, he needed to vanish for a while

and stay off Ellis's radar.

As those thoughts swirled, Trent's car blinked its turn signal and pulled over.

Frederick made his move.

Just as he reached the front passenger door, Freya rolled down the window. "Sit

in the back."

"You're not going with Ellis?" he asked.

She really didn't want to. But if she stayed in Trent's car, Ellis might overthink

things.

58.5%

11

0

14:44

[11]

<

Chapter 247 If There's Danger, | Don't Want You Hiding It From Me

"Next time, even if you feel like throwing up-no switching cars." She got out, bracing herself mentally. "Hold it

in."

Frederick stared at her, wide-eyed. Wasn't that a bit much?

Freya didn't even glance back. She walked toward the car behind them, calm and

composed.

As for the laptop, she left it in Trent's back seat.

She opened the door, slid in, and clicked her seatbelt into place when Ellis's

voice, low and deliberate, reached

her. "Freya.

Yes?"

on't meddle in your affairs." Ellis turned to look at her, his eyes steadier than

usual. “But if there's danger, ai't want you hiding it from me."

100.0%

4

14:44