Chapter 244 Louis Saw the Receipts
Chapter 244 Louis Saw the Receipts.
That night, after finishing a call with Ferya, Lot
red hack to his work with a faint andle
Just as he refocused on his documente, his phone ring it was Waylon
“Louis, one of my guys picked up something about Freya. Do you want to see it
Waylon honestly didn’t want to be the one bringing this up for the other day. Louis had told him loud and clear that Freya was the one, and the entire reim Bad arknowledged her as such. And now, here came a batch of so–called “proof” claiming Freya had cheated on Ennist Unbelievable.
Where did the intel come from? Have you confirmed whether it’s real? Louis face showed no emotion; his voice was calm and even.
“No, I haven’t. It’s about Freya, so I figured I should tell you first, Waylon said. If it turned out to be true, that’d be a real disaster.
But Waylon wasn’t some rookie in the intel game–he wasn’t about to secretly investigate his brother’s woman without cause.
“Then check it out first. And find out who’s connected to the source–why they’d go through the trouble of faking this.”
Waylon nearly rolled his eyes. So it’s fake, just like that? Without even checking?
“Fine, I’ll send you the file anyway. Just so you’re mentally prepared,” Waylon added, erring on the side of caution. Even if he didn’t buy it, emotional matters were unpredictable–and in his line of work, he’d seen plenty of bizarre, hard–to–believe things turn out to be true.
“Go ahead and send it.”
would ever
Louis didn’t believe for a second that Freya betray him. Even if there was evidence, it was probably planted by that woman–the one who had vanished. He wasn’t going to waste his energy getting mad.
What he did want was to find out who was trying to frame Freya–and whether their true target was her… or him.
Waylon sent over a folder. Louis opened it and found a series of photos.
The man in the pictures looked familiar. After a moment, Louis remembered–this was the guy Freya had run into at the gate of her apartment complex right after she’d arrived in this
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world. His name was… Clement, or something.
Freya had completely shut Clement down back then, even steering the older neighbors nearby into giving the guy a verbal smackdown. Louis still remembered what she’d said. Ifa couple can’t weather hard times together, then anyone who walks away when you’re down can turn on you again tomorrow.
If it hadn’t been for those words, she never would’ve caught his attention in the first place.
The corners of Louis‘ lips curled up slightly. He felt oddly content as he looked at the photos. of a man and a woman appearing close, even affectionate. They didn’t stir much emotion in him.
The woman in the pictures did look like Freya, but her features were more youthful, more naive. It was probably her back in college–before her current clarity and sharpness had fully bloomed.
If he hadn’t already known it was her, he might’ve just thought the girl resembled her a bit.
Far from upsetting him, the photos reminded him of how they first met–and that only improved his mood. Louis took a sip of tea, breathing in the warm, calming aroma, and suddenly found himself missing her terribly.
He rubbed his temples with a helpless smile. Was this what Grandma used to call, The one who doesn’t know longing, suddenly finds himself lovesick–and it hits hard“?
Not bothering to dwell on it, Louis double–checked his work, then picked up the phone and called Derek, asking him to come early the next morning to take him to Freya’s place.
Meanwhile, Derek had finally carved out a rare moment of free time that night and was playing with his cat. He’d only waved the toy around a few times when Louis‘ name lit up his
screen.
For a brief second, Derek considered ignoring the call and pretending he wasn’t home. But then he remembered his bank account… and the real estate listings he’d seen lately. For the sake of rent, for the dream of owning a home, time to suck it up and work.
On the floor, the cat stared at Derek. When it saw that its human wasn’t moving, it finally tried to jump into his lap in protest. But just as it leapt, Derek sighed and reached out to pat the cat’s head.
“Shadow, looks like it’s time for me to earn your damn cat treats again.”
Pathetic. Shadow seemed to think, casting him a look full of feline disdain. Every time that
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special ringtone played, Derek always hesitated–and then always picked up. What’s the point of pretending otherwise?
“I got it. I’ll be there first thing tomorrow,” Derek said flatly once he picked up the call. After hanging up, he and Shadow locked eyes–and in that moment, Derek felt incredibly, painfully defeated.
