Chapter 92

She Took The House, The Car, And My Heart

Chapter 92 He's Not The Jealous Type

Trent straightened his suit, a smooth gesture that underscored his suave demeanor. "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave," he said, his voice calm yet imbued with an underlying sharpness. "It seems this was a well-laid trap."

"Wait a second." Kristian's voice halted him.

Trent lifted his gaze, waiting for him to continue.

Kristian's intense, guarded stare met his, asking a question that pierced straight to

the core. "What exactly are your feelings for Freya?" His voice was low, the

question laden with an unspoken challenge.

Trent's response was polished, his

top

even. "I'll be whoever she needs me to be."

His eyes briefly flickered with a range of emotions as he spoke of Freya, his childhood playmate.

Their connection was profound-deeper than friendship, more steadfast than love, a bond that rivaled familial ties.

*If Freya ever decided to get married him, he was glad to be her groom.

If she didn't want that, he'd gladly stay by her side as her lifelong friend.

Kristian's expression hardened as he processed Trent's words. "You have no romantic feelings for her, do you?" he demanded, his tone skeptical.

"Is that what you think?" Trent countered, his eyebrow arching slightly.

"If you truly cared, wouldn't it bother you that she still cherishes her first love?" Kristian pressed, his tone sharpening.

Reflecting on those issues, a shadow passed over his eyes. "And let's not forget, she still holds tight to her beloved bedroom companion, Charlie."

To truly love someone often breeds a sense of possessiveness, and for someone like Trent, this was no exception.

"Your perspective on love is rather limited," Trent retorted, his smile unwavering. “As long as Mina finds. happiness, I'm prepared to go to any length.”

Kristian, his eyes narrowing, tried to catch a flicker of deceit in Trent's steady gaze but found nothing but sincerity.

Could it be that Trent's love for Freya was that profound?

marry you impulsively, and I didn't stand in her

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but he threw in his

Kristian thinking Freya was unloved. Making Kristian feel the threat of losing her was the only way to make him regret

grappling with a mix of confusion and revelation, found Treincreasingly

his glasses, his demeanor remained unfazed. "She married you on a whim, captivated by your charm," he went on, his tone a mix of candid and cautionary. "If you cherish her, her joy is also my joy. But should you falter, rest assured, I am more than capable of stepping in

mild, almost pitying shake of his

faced with Trent's unshakable confidence,

tangled and raw, finally condensed into one piercing question, his voice a low growl. "Does she even know how you feel

through the trap Kristian had laid, and his response made

lead Kristian

in prolonging the argument with Kristian; he had expressed what was essential, and the rest was for Kristian

haunted by the implications of Trent's

for men like Trent.

had

probably be the one she turned to. The notion alone left Kristian simmering with unexplained

tumultuous years of marriage, it seemed to Kristian that Trent had only come into the picture after he and Freya

a question that Kristian found himself unable

to dig

the Shaw Group building, Trent felt a cautious optimism. Reflecting on his conversation with Freya, he reached out to tell her he'd straightened things out

response was a

reaction seems off," Trent noted, his

it or not is irrelevant," Freya

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"I'm mulling over the family gathering at the Shaws' residence tonight. I'm almost certain they'll want me to extend my stay through Lionel's birthday celebration," she remarked, a

Lionel and Melinda- familiarity was one thing, managing the reality

decline-Kristian's family members had always shown her kindness, and her

is Lionel's birthday, anyway?" Trent inquired, breaking into her thoughts. "September 15th," Freya responded

Kristian heading overseas on the 16th?" Trent's memory suddenly clicked into place. "You might want to subtly double-check that. If it's accurate, it could serve as a perfect pretext for

bureaucratic process generally took a full 30 days to complete a

this window, they would be compelled to endure the tedious process

could transpire in

agreed, her voice tinged with

after the morrow. Jeucwell, once a cherished refuge, had lost

afterthought, "By the way, I told Kristian

shock and confusion

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