She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 153

Chapter 153 He's Not Good Enough For Her

Kristian was blissfully unaware that both Liam and Lionel thought he was emotionally clueless.

Just as Freya was about to leave with Ethel, 'he reached out and caught her wrist. "Running away again?"

"Running from what, exactly?" Freya blinked, completely thrown off. She couldn't tell what game he was playing now.

"You must've heard what my grandpa said," Kristian said, his voice steady but laced with pressure. His eyes were deep, unreadable pools. “If I don't win you over within three months, he's going to shove me into an arranged marriage."

Freya didn't even flinch. "And then what?"

"Do you still think this is just my problem?" Kristian's gaze bore into her, his voice a low thunder.

Freya remained indifferent. "Isn't it?"

"If you hadn't made such a stellar first impression-if you hadn't charmed my grandpa until he was singing your praises-do you think I'd be in this mess?" His tone sharpened like a blade.

Clearly, he was laying the blame at Freya's feet, as if she'd lit the fire he was now trying to put out.

Watching the tension simmer like a pot on the verge of boiling over, Ethel quietly sat down nearby, choosing the role of silent spectator rather than stepping into the storm.

This wasn't a scene meant for interruption. It was theater-messy, unscripted, and charged.

"Freya," Kristian called her name again, his voice a strange cocktail of warmth and ice. "You ought to have at least a shred of conscience. If I end up trapped in a loveless marriage, you'll carry part of that burden."

Freya stared at him in disbelief. "How about you try having a little self-respect first?"

"That deal we made? It's off the table," Kristian declared, as if reclaiming a lost battlefield. “Instead of staying out of your way, the new arrangement is this-you stay with me until my grandpa finally drops the idea of pushing me to another random woman.

The declaration seemed to offer him a moment of relief.

Lately, he'd been haunted by regret-why had he ever agreed to terms that gained him nothing? If he failed those three challenges, would that mean losing her forever?

The thought gnawed at him, especially when images of her first love or that ever- hovering Charlie danced through his mind like unwelcome ghosts.

Freya's brows pinched together. Her voice came low and biting. "Keep dreaming."

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With that, she turned to leave.

But Kristian caught her arm again.

Freya wasn't the type to be flustered by such tactics anymore. She had always been able to shake off his gri with ease.

when she tried to slip free using

still, his hand stayed clamped like

would

let you go all those other times because I couldn't stop you?" Kristian leaned in, closing the space

in

hated this

she liked Kristian even

glanced at Ethel, who remained seated nearby, and turned back to

or do I need to drag

Freya snapped, fury

a bit. At least she wasn't brushing him off like he didn't

the words slow and measured. "The

out firmly, her

stood up

gave instructions calmly. "Call the bodyguards to pick you

moved the hand Kristian wasn't

been about to question her-what business could she possibly have at Kristian's place? But Freya's discreet signal told her

responded in

we going or not?" Kristian felt a flicker of unease crawl beneath his skin. He knew Freya wasn't the type to cave

moment's pause, he chose to lead her

noticed was that once they stepped out of the mall, a shadowy

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car, Kristian and Freya sat side by side in

the wheel. When he caught sight of Freya with his boss, he did a double take, as if he'd just witnessed a pig fly. "Ms. Briggs? What are you

kidnapped me," Freya replied without missing

not daring to make another peep. The last thing he needed was to irritate Kristian and

he suddenly thought

his big boss is something

Freya lied

"Then your relationship is...?"

And I'm merely his direct superior, not

stretch of

deep, unreadable gaze was fixed

the weight of his gaze, but she didn't

a kind of... romantic chase before?"

Freya didn't hesitate. "Completely."

at her

we're in a relationship," she added

or

expression chilled. "Is that

she confirmed, almost

it. Not one