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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the door and stepped out like

in, the coldness in his gaze enough

shivered and quickly closed the door

be heading off now," he said politely before getting

Freya nodded lightly. "Okay."

sped into the night and was

inside was suffocating. Gerard hesitated,

care about Ms. Briggs. Why

who betrayed you?" Kristian shot

You mean she

mention the

Even if

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

Kristian frowned.

much about it, thinking that Freya had asked

planned to leave the

Shaw..." Gerard began

what I told you

"Not yet."

stop wasting your time

finally played his last card. "If you don't care about her, why

otherwise-when would Kristian be honest with

Kristian

Gerard zipped his mouth.

drifting back to Freya. He didn't

up so much space in his mind

It was Trent.

find Freya?" Trent

repeated mockingly. "Isn't it Mina now? That

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Trent fell silent.

the gut. So they were hiding something

identity hadn't been exposed. Kristian paused, then

to see what Trent had to

agreed and hung up without another

didn't even ask about Freya-assuming, from Kristian's