She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 108

Chapter 108 Gerard's

Remarks Touched A Nerve

Gathering his courage, Gerard rapped gently on the office door and tentatively called out, "Excuse me, Mr. Shaw."

"Enter, please." Kristian's voice, ever composed, carried an unmistakable undertone of frostiness this time. Gerard, sensing the subtle shift, took a deep, steadying breath and pushed the door open, documents clutched in his hand. "These are the documents requiring your signature today. Please review them at your leisure."

"Just set them over there," Kristian instructed, his tone detached.

Gerard complied without hesitation, setting the documents neatly on the designated spot. "Understood."

Though urgency gnawed at him, he was acutely aware that any pressure applied now could backfire spectacularly.

Considering his own financial well-being his salary, bonuses, and precious vacation time-he had thought it wise to defuse Kristian's temper first.

"Mr. Shaw, are you still perturbed by the news I shared earlier today?" Initially, Gerard had planned a more cautious approach, but on reflection, chose to tackle the issue head-on.

Kristian, his thoughts tangled with Freya's apparent disinterest, barely masked his distraction. "No."

"Could it be..." Gerard ventured further.

"Do you not have more pressing matters to attend to?" Kristian interrupted.

"None that surpass the importance of addressing your concerns," Gerard responded softly, his tone laced with

concern.

Kristian shifted his gaze from the laptop screen to Gerard.

"If there's nothing more, feel free to return to your tasks." Kristian refrained from displaying his irritation openly, yet his features grew distinctly frosty. "Please, make sure to collect the documents at day's end."

Hearing this, Gerard found himself torn, uncertain whether to depart or linger a moment longer.

"Do you have anything else to say?" Kristian's voice carried a trace of impatience, signaling his desire for a brief exchange.

Gerard stood motionless, rooted to the spot.

Drawing on years of experience and his recent observations of Kristian's mood swings, he concluded that only something related to Freya or Ashley could trigger such a response.

disturbed Kristian, it was likely Freya who caused

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investigation I initiated into Charlie has, thus far, turned up nothing," Gerard ventured cautiously, scrutinizing Kristian's face for any shift in emotion. "Might there be more specific details you could share that might aid the

eyes narrowed as he delivered a chilling rebuke. "Cease your investigation; it's no

Confusion clouded Gerard's mind.

or discussing anything associated with her," Kristian declared, his voice laden with fury,

of the situation instantly. "What about

I explicitly instruct you to avoid that topic?" Kristian snapped back, his

was baffled by Freya's insistence on ending their marriage, especially after he had rectified his issues with Ashley

driving

the details of your fallout with Ms. Briggs," Gerard began tentatively, his admiration for Freya making him cautious. "I'm

piercing stare.

body tensing up Good heavens! What had he

Kristian's voice was icy, slicing through the tension like

he

we shouldn't get a divorce?" Kristian's voice trembled slightly, the air around him

in astonishment. Kristian actually

it?

widened in disbelief, and he stammered, "You mean you're not separating

for it," Kristian responded, his

memory of their last bitter exchange, where she had coldly told him

digesting this revelation, began to understand the complex dynamics at

found Ashley's character questionable and didn't wish to

fiercely independent, wasn't about to let anyone

"It makes

sense of betrayal

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make sense? How could he not

seeing things from her angle, her stance might not seem wrong," Gerard

role of a

the surface once more. How was it possible that

a divorce driven by her feelings for Mr. Seymour, but at the last possible moment, she discovered he wasn't the honorable man she

I feel?" Kristian deflected,

boiling with indignation from