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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Claiming Indifference, Yet

unlocked the door and stepped out like lightning. "Mr.

in his gaze enough to

closed the

heading off now," he said politely before getting into the

Freya nodded lightly. "Okay."

car sped into the night

Gerard hesitated,

Ms. Briggs. Why pretend you

about someone who betrayed you?" Kristian

“Betrayed? You mean she betrayed

He refused to mention the affair

name. Even if Gerard wouldn't spread

divorce will be finalized on Wednesday. After that, Ms. Briggs might

Kristian frowned.

much about it, thinking that Freya had asked for a villa

to leave the city, why

Shaw..." Gerard began

finish investigating what I told you to?" Kristian

"Not yet."

your

card. "If you don't

care, but always acting otherwise-when would Kristian be honest with himself? No

nosy," Kristian warned, his voice

Gerard zipped his mouth.

thoughts kept drifting back to

taken up so much

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

you find Freya?"

"Isn't it Mina now? That

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Trent fell silent.

a punch to the gut. So they

said, relieved Freya's identity hadn't been exposed. Kristian paused, then

what Trent had

agreed and hung up without another

about Freya-assuming, from Kristian's tone, that she was