She Took The House The Car And My Heart novel Chapter 261

Chapter 261 Barging In The

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Lost in thought, Freya came up with an idea–though she wasn’t entirely sure it would work.

She rose to her feet, but before she could take a single step, Brendan’s eyes landed squarely on her. “Ms. Briggs, where do you think you’re going?”

“To the restroom,” Freya answered crisply.

Brendan turned to Natasha and said, “Go with her.”

“Is that really necessary?” Natasha asked, lazily sipping her juice through a straw. “It’s not like she can jump ship.”

“She can’t run, true, but hiding’s a different story on a vessel this size,” Brendan replied, casting a pointed glance at Freya. “Besides, she doesn’t know her way around. What if she gets lost?”

Setting down her juice, Natasha stood and followed Freya toward the restroom.

Along the way, she kept up a friendly chatter, laced with concern. “Any preference for dinner? I can talk to the chef for you.”

“I’m not picky.”

“You remind me of my mentor,” Natasha said, glancing sideways at her.

To deflect suspicion, Freya asked casually, “Is that why you’re being so nice–because I remind you of her?”

“Of course not,” Natasha retorted with a soft laugh. “I just think the two of you would’ve hit it off. Quiet types, not fussy about food.”

“You’re reading too much into it,” Freya said with a shrug, her tone breezy.

When they reached the restroom, Freya went through the motions and stepped out wearing a hesitant expression.

Natasha noticed immediately and asked bluntly, “What’s wrong?”

“I want to take a shower,” Freya admitted. “I didn’t get to last night, and I’m feeling uncomfortable.“.

“Go ahead,” Natasha said, not nearly as strict about such things as Brendan. “I’ll take you.”

Freya followed along, thinking to herself that having a former apprentice who had switched allegiances could

actually be quite handy.

Natasha led her to the room, gave a few brief instructions, then locked the door and returned to Brendan.

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Freya casually scanned the room to check for cameras. Finding none, she slipped on a few fingerstalls and opened Natasha’s laptop.

She knew it was wrong to use someone else’s things without asking, but given the situation, she had no choice.

The moment the device powered on, Natasha received a notification.

Freya spotted it but stayed composed, her fingers flying across the keyboats

In no time at all, she sent a message about their destination–Butterfly Island–to Greta and the rest, including Ellis.

She thought about messaging Kristian too, but knew he’d act on his own terms regardless. In the end, she just typed, “Don’t worry, I’m safe.”

Once the messages were sent, she accessed Frederick’s system and planted a virus into Natasha’s machine.

Just as she finished, a chat box popped up on the screen. “Is that you?”

Frederick was clearly excited, but didn’t dare call her Freya in case it wasn’t really her on the other end.

Freya knew her time was limited, and that Natasha would likely come check after receiving the notification.

She quickly typed back, “Yes. Open the program I sent to your computer and hit Enter every ten minutes. I just uploaded a virus to Natasha’s laptop. Pressing Enter will upgrade it.”

Frederick, ever dependable, replied, “No problem.”

Freya closed the chat, wiped all traces, and powered the laptop down.

Making sure there were no fingerprints, she stepped into the bathroom, turned on the water, and began to undress.

When Natasha returned, the first thing she did was check her laptop. Seeing it off, she frowned slightly. What was this? How could there be a power–on alert when the device was shut down?

Her first instinct was to suspect Freya, but then again, if Freya had turned it on and then off, there should’ve been a shutdown notification too.

Puzzled, she switched on the laptop. And what she saw left her utterly stunned!

She couldn’t think about anything else, dragging over a chair and diving into the code to crack the virus.

Just when she was on the verge of breaking it, the virus upgraded.

At first, Natasha suspected Freya–if she were K, she might know how to turn the laptop off without triggering any alerts.

But after the upgrade, her doubts faded.

Something felt off.

Natasha froze at the keyboard.

What if Freya was only pretending to shower while attacking her system from inside?

With that chilling thought, she ignored the virus.

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It was just code–it might fry her laptop, maybe even reveal her location.