She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 142

Chapter 142 She Has Nothing To Do With You

Gerard blinked, caught off guard by how little Melvin seemed to care.

"You're aware of my boss's reputation, right?"

Fraught with concern, he couldn't mask the worry etching his voice. He leaned in, dropping his voice to a whisper. "Listen, if he catches wind of you chasing after Ms. Briggs, trust me, he won't let you off easy."

"But they're no longer together, right?" Melvin's response was straightforward, cutting through the caution with a hint of defiance.

"Yes, they've split, but it's not as simple as you think," Gerard replied, struggling to find the right words. He looked earnestly at Melvin, his hands gesturing helplessly. "Just trust me on this one, Melvin. For the sake of your own future, it's better if you back off now."

"I can't do that," Melvin declared, his resolve firm.

"Melvin!" Gerard's voice rose sharply, a note of desperation creeping in.

They're divorced now, which means Freya's officially back on the market," Melvin said firmly, his tone steady and resolute. "And since she's single, I've got every right to go after her."

Gerard gave him a wary look. "My boss wants to patch things up with her."

Melvin scoffed, eyes narrowing, "And why exactly should I give a damn?"

"You know how he is-once he sets his mind on something, he doesn't back down," Gerard noted, trying to sound calm, but his voice carried a warning edge. "If you seriously go after Ms. Briggs, he's got a thousand ways to keep the two of you apart."

Melvin's jaw set stubbornly, his final words ringing with conviction. "I'm not backing down. If your boss has a problem with that, he can come and see me himself."

Gerard hesitated, words catching in his throat as Melvin's retreating figure blended into the shadows of the corridor. The decision loomed heavy over him.

Melvin, stubborn to the core, was a man of unyielding conviction once his mind was made up.

Yet, Gerard's loyalty to his boss tangled him in a knot of indecision.

Trapped between the steadfastness of his friend and the authority of his boss, Gerard wrestled with his conflicting emotions.

After going back and forth in his head a hundred times, he finally yanked out his phone and dialed Kristian's

number.

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His logic was straightforward-since Melvin had no intention of backing down, the only smart move left was to give Kristian a heads-up.

This way, there would be no underhand tactics-just a fair battleground for both of them.

office,

was poring over the contract Chaz had signed, his fingers tapping the eye of the document while his brows drew tighter with

Group had landed a deal that was far too

desk. "Can someone explain to me how this contract even got approved?" he asked, voice low

sudden buzz of Kristian's phone sliced through

urgently. With a sense of foreboding, Kristian

Gerard well enough to understand that a call at this late

on?" Kristian's

Gerard replied, his voice

disastrous contract negotiation, and now Gerard's

a date," Gerard informed after a heavy sigh, his words slow

moment, Kristian was sure he'd misheard. A date? The thought echoed

disbelief, the question slipped

"No."

Kristian pressed, his curiosity piqued

the name slipped from his lips. Kristian's grip on the phone tightened, his knuckles turning white as images he'd

paused, the silence

Melvin's earnest expression earlier, which made him hesitate. Finally, he asked, with a hint

second, the frost in his eyes enough to chill

was his ex-wife! Why the hell wouldn't

this might rub you the wrong way but I think it's something we need to talk about," Gerard renlied tone

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Gerard felt that he was just a man

emotions.

wanted was for Freya to find real, lasting

in his temple twitching.

question slipping out in a resh. Kristian didn't answer right away. His

unsure about your feelings for her, then perhaps it's best

dangerous as he

her." Gerard always believed that happiness came before anything else. "If you haven't come to terms with your own emotions, you shouldn't interfere with their relationship," he advised, his tone tinged with

ease-showered with love by his family, praised for his academic brilliance, and

real struggles. In boardrooms, he was applauded; in daily life, he was envied. With his striking looks, athletic build, and enviable wealth, admiration followed him wherever

ease had molded him-into someone proud, a little too used to getting his way,

wouldn't find happiness together. "Address!" The

tangled web, but his resolve was clear-he could not let

separation, Kristian had been lost in the echoes of their past. Each memory of Freya, no longer his, constricted his heart with a

man unacquainted with true affection, yet filled

his heart, Freya belonged to him-forever

Melvin quietly dining,

reach them. With a reluctant sigh, tempered

the address.