She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 90

Chapter 90 Claiming Indifference, Yet Acting...

"I was worried about her? That's absurd!" Kristian snapped. Every time he saw Freya, all he could think about was her affair with Trent.

Gerard, as blunt as ever, said, "You looked ready to charge into the flames for her."

Kristian shot him a cold stare. Gerard was getting too bold lately, wasn't he?

"You really should have a proper talk with her," Gerard added, ignoring the warning in Kristian's eyes. Then he quickly excused himself. "I'll wait in the car." He got into the car and locked the doors.

Kristian didn't think much of Gerard's comment-until he reached the car and found the door wouldn't open.

His brows twitched.

A cold edge crept into his voice. "Gerard Todd!"

(Inside, Gerard kept his head low, pretending not to notice.

The car's soundproofing helped. And as long as he didn't look up, he believed, he could survive the storm.

"Did you come looking for me?" Freya asked.

Kristian, still annoyed, didn't sugarcoat it. "Do I look like I'd come for you?"

"No," Freya answered without hesitation.

That stung more than he expected. He knew just how ungrateful she was. No matter how much he worried about her, in her eyes, he was just a cold, heartless

man.

"Good. I only came for the marriage certificate. If it got burned, I don't have time to redo it with you."

"If all the documents are ready, you can get a new one yourself," Freya replied, calm as ever.

Kristian fell silent, caught off guard. His emotions were all over the place.

He turned toward the car again, only to find Gerard still pretending not to notice him. He knocked on the

window

Inside, Gerard panicked. Should he open the door? What if his boss hadn't talked things over with his wife?

Before Gerard could decide, a message popped up on his phone. "Open the door now or you're fired!" Gerard's face went pale.

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Indifference, Yet

and stepped out like lightning. "Mr. Shaw, please

the coldness in his gaze enough

and quickly closed the door

now," he said politely before

Freya nodded lightly. "Okay."

into the night and was gone in

suffocating. Gerard hesitated, then finally

about Ms. Briggs.

you care about someone who betrayed you?" Kristian shot

“Betrayed? You mean

to mention the affair between Freya and

still a woman with a name. Even if Gerard

be finalized on Wednesday. After that, Ms. Briggs might go back to Alerith. You may never see

Kristian frowned.

about it, thinking that Freya had asked for

leave the city,

Gerard began

I told you to?" Kristian cut

"Not yet."

wasting your time

off twice, Gerard sighed and finally played his last card. "If you

otherwise-when would Kristian be honest with himself? No wonder things had

so nosy," Kristian warned, his voice

Gerard zipped his mouth.

kept drifting back to Freya. He didn't

much space in his mind

phone buzzed. It was Trent. Kristian's eyes narrowed as he answered.

find Freya?" Trent

repeated mockingly. "Isn't it Mina

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Trent fell silent.

gut. So they

and talk," Trent said, relieved Freya's identity hadn't been exposed. Kristian paused, then replied, "Monday. 10 a.m. My

see what

hung up

didn't even ask about Freya-assuming, from