She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Chapter 11 Clumsy Excuse

"Alright." Freya ended the call and quickly sent Trent the meeting details.

Just as she finished, knuckles tapped against her door, followed by Kristian's voice cutting through the silence "Open up, I need to talk to you.

Freya tossed her phone onto the bed and crossed the room. When she pulled the door open, her voice carried none of its usual warmth-just cool detachment. "What is it?"

Kristian extended his phone toward her. "My grandpa wants to talk to you. Said your line was busy, couldn't get through."

She hesitated, realizing it was probably because she had been on the phone with Trent. Taking the phone, her voice softened. "Hello, Lionel.”

"Calling you this late-hope I'm not being a bother?" Lionel's familiar voice came through.

"Not at all," she replied gently.

"When you and Kristian left earlier, I forgot to mention something. That chess puzzle you left me last time- still haven't cracked it..."

Their conversation flowed easily after that.

Kristian didn't bother listening. Lately, Lionel barely sought him out, spending more time with Freya instead.

Most days, Lionel would simply remark, "Freya surely has more solutions than you," or "Your chess. skills aren't as good as hers," and occasionally, "How did I end up with such a foolish grandson?"

Truth be told, Freya resembled Lionel's grandchild more than Kristian did.

Lost in this thought, Kristian's gaze drifted to the gentle, patient woman speaking with his grandfather. He had basked in that gentleness for two years.

While lost in his memories, Freya's phone vibrated on the bed.

Kristian glanced over instinctively, but before he could glimpse the message, Freya lunged for it and darkened

the screen.

The entire sequence lasted less than a second-too swift for Kristian to react.

"I'm done talking with Lionel." She handed his phone back, her expression calm. "Here."

Kristian didn't take it.

His focus remained locked on her phone.

Though he hadn't fully seen the message, he was almost certain he had caught a name-Trent Seyi

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Chapter 11 Clumsy Excuse

taking it?" Freya kept

slightly, but he still made no move for the phone.

just messaged you?"

my business,"

before he said, "I'm still your

just looked at

shirt with the

usual.

least, was undeniably

at him and pressed forward. "Until

finalized, I have

you're

out a quiet, scoff. "You're clearly not well-versed in the

she added, "Even

have

His voice

in

ruthless and dangerous.

him, she might not even realize the kind of fire she was

your phone," Kristian

"No."

I have to take it myself?"

be willing to hand it over-if you let

anything other than confirming if

with Ashley," she said, her expression

tightened. After a brief

not seeing mine either," she said without missing a

stared at her, as if searching for something-some hesitation, some flicker of uncertainty.

his phone back, his voice

parted on a

it. She simply shut the

exchanged words. At noon, Kristian left after a phone call, and

at a

he

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