She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 25

Chapter 25 Testing Freya

The burden of being the Briggs Group successor weighed heavily on Freya's shoulders. She yearned simply to find genuine love-someone who cherished her for herself-so they could build a life together through their own achievements, not inherited wealth.

Even without her successor title, Freya's social standing matched Kristian's perfectly.

She wanted their marriage to conclude just as it had begun-with her identity stripped down to simply being.

Freya.

Having made this decision, she resolved to inform Hugh immediately.

If she delayed, Kristian's introduction tomorrow would certainly catch Hugh off guard, potentially exposing her

secret.

"W-What?" Hugh stammered, visibly shocked, his mind temporarily unable to process her words. "Why would he bring you to meet me?"

"He intends to verify my identity," Freya stated matter-of-factly.

In reality, this wasn't Kristian's true motivation.

His actual purpose was to discover whether Freya would contact Hugh after learning about the meeting.

If she reached out to Hugh, it would confirm their relationship.

If not, he would dismiss her claims as mere fiction.

After speaking with Hugh, Freya checked her inbox and discovered two emails.

The first one read, "I request your assistance in examining call records for a number to determine if it has recently communicated with Hugh Briggs of the Briggs Group." The second email contained her own number.

Freya nearly laughed at the irony. Kristian had unwittingly asked her to investigate herself.

Her spirits lifted slightly as she swiftly replied, "Checked. No contact."

She harbored no concerns about Kristian employing additional hackers for verification.

Her contact information remained securely encrypted, rendering it untraceable through illicit methods.

Upon receiving her email, Kristian placed a verification call, which yielded identical results-no contact detected. This discovery deepened his contemplation of the situation.

The following afternoon found Freya still at the hospital, engaged in conversation with her sister, absorbing fascinating stories from the past two years.

Their discussion eventually turned toward Kristian.

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expression changed subtly. "Mina, there's something I've been keeping

is it?" Freya's interest

hesitated. "It's

tensed, an uneasy premonition washing

a brief conversation with Dad. When I

surprise. "Are you

just wanted to see what he's like in person," Ethel admitted, acknowledging her mistake

contemplative silence. Her sister certainly excelled at

situation.

"Mina?" Ethel ventured softly.

act convincingly?" Freya asked

then nodded casually. "I

see me, pretend we're strangers," Freya instructed,

"Understood." Ethel nodded firmly.

"Also, curb your curiosity about him. Remember, he's not your brother-in-law- merely a business partner

"Got it!"

crucially, never mention having a sister. Coordinate this with Dad

readily agreed

about Kristian's remarkable accomplishments, his business acumen, and his flawless decision-making that had

functions previously, she never imagined he would become her

Freya received Gerard's call inquiring about her location for.

travel far for Gerard's convenience, Freya simply stated she

те

hospital, she stopped briefly at a

with Kristian at the hospital, where they

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into an impeccably tailored gray suit that accentuated his broad shoulders and trim waist, giving him the

coldness.

Gerard greeted her with

firmly, "Just

and Kristian lapsed

family hospitalized here?" Kristian's penetrating

the surroundings as he posed this

Freya replied evenly, "No."

as he studied her

to believe that?"

not remains entirely your concern,"

her had completely evaporated. Gerard remained silent nearby,

is hospitalized here, perhaps you could explain why your phone's step counter barely exceeds two hundred steps today?" Kristian produced his phone, opened the tracking application, and