She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 22

Chapter 22 A Deliberate

Trap

"Mm," Freya replied with casual indifference.

Frederick's eyes widened. It made perfect sense.

Though Kristian possessed the ability to uncover hidden information, Freya's secrets remained completely

inaccessible.

They continued their hushed conversation for several more minutes.

Freya's phone suddenly vibrated against the table. Glancing down and noticing Trent's name on the screen, she asked Frederick to watch over Sheila while she stepped out to answer the call.

As she pulled open the hospital room door and moved into the hallway, she froze- several figures stood at the corner, with Kristian walking in the middle of the group.

She quickly retreated and pulled the door closed with a soft click.

Frederick looked up, his expression puzzled. "What happened?”

Without offering an explanation, Freya grabbed her phone and hurried toward the balcony of the hospital room.

Kristian, moving deliberately down the corridor, caught a fleeting glimpse of movement and paused outside Sheila's hospital room, his attention immediately captured.

"Mr. Shaw, is something wrong?" asked a representative from the Shaw Group's branch office, concern evident in his voice.

Everyone in the entourage remained bewildered by the unexpected alteration to their schedule.

They had planned to visit the company headquarters but inexplicably found themselves at the hospital instead. "Who occupies this room?" Kristian inquired, his tone measured and dispassionate.

The figure he had glimpsed strongly resembled Freya. She had mentioned during their flight that her journey to Alerith stemmed from a hospitalized family member.

The manager promptly responded, "I believe it's Ethel Briggs, daughter of the CEO of Briggs Group."

"Knock on the door," Kristian directed, his resonant voice carrying natural authority.

The manager hesitated momentarily. "Weren't we scheduled to meet with the Russell Group's president?"

"The Briggs Group is also our partner. Visiting their chairman's daughter during her hospitalization is simply appropriate," Kristian stated with conviction, his deep voice brooking no argument. "Knock on the door."

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door, sensing the situation held more complexity than appeared on

typically avoided such trivial matters; even when visits proved necessary, he routinely delegated

to others.

unusual was

misgivings, the manager

the transparent observation window and spotted a suited man standing outside. Instinctively, he glanced toward the balcony where Freya stood. "Freya, someone from the Shaw Group seems to be

it for me," Freya replied, avoiding any

would inevitably question her motives for marrying him, perhaps suspecting her

the energy to discuss these matters with him and any desire to engage in confrontation within

rose to

he asked while opening the

Shaw Group's Alerith branch," the manager introduced himself before gesturing toward Kristian. "This is our president, Mr. Shaw.

support."

you," Frederick responded with deliberate

stood momentarily stunned, internally questioning, "Isn't he going to invite

penetrating gaze moved past Frederick and surveyed the room, his

authority.

greater physical appeal than photographs had captured. No wonder Freya had fallen

Freya Briggs here?" Kristian shifted his attention back to Frederick, his eyes carrying an intimidating intensity as he delivered

Frederick faltered visibly. "Huh?"

Briggs," Kristian said, withdrawing his piercing gaze and

Frederick accepted

exchange completed, Kristian and his

originally

at his empty hands with mounting anxiety churning in his stomach. The gift meant for the Russell

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visiting the

true purpose behind their unexpected visit. He placed the items on the table beside the hospital bed, his

expect you to handle it so well," Freya remarked appreciatively from her position

the observation window

creased in

her when she overheard his inquiry. "Whether you acknowledged my presence or denied it, your response would

chuckle, and admitted, "In truth, I was so distracted by how much more striking he appears in person compared to photographs that I barely registered what he asked. By the time I

away,"

room, avoiding

Should she attribute this fortunate escape to destiny's

seizing an opportunity for gossip, "did you

candor, "Yes, that factored significantly into

physical features aligned perfectly with