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 Acting

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

slid in, the coldness in his

and quickly closed the door behind

he said politely before getting into the

Freya nodded lightly. "Okay."

car sped into the night and was gone in

inside was suffocating. Gerard hesitated, then finally spoke.

Briggs. Why

who betrayed you?" Kristian

“Betrayed? You mean she betrayed

didn't answer. He refused to mention

with a name. Even if Gerard wouldn't

on Wednesday. After that, Ms. Briggs might go back

Kristian frowned.

it, thinking

planned to leave the city,

Shaw..." Gerard

told you

"Not yet."

wasting your time on

his last card. "If you don't care about her, why investigate Charlie-the one linked

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

be so nosy," Kristian warned, his

Gerard zipped his mouth.

thoughts kept drifting back to Freya.

much

was Trent. Kristian's eyes narrowed as he

you find Freya?"

"Isn't it Mina now?

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Trent fell silent.

silence hit Kristian like a punch to the gut. So

identity hadn't been exposed. Kristian paused, then replied, "Monday. 10 a.m. My

to see what Trent had

hung up without another

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

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