She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 154

Chapter 154 She Didn't Used To Be Like This

Gerard stayed silent, his mind racing.

directly?

Why didn't Melvin confront Kristian directly?

Melvin had put him in a precarious position!

"And honestly, if he had any decency as an ex-husband, he'd stop hovering

around his ex-wife all the time,"

Melvin remarked, his voice laced with annoyance. "Freya won't be fooled by a few days of attention; he can't

just swoop in and win her back like that."

Gerard's heart slammed against his ribcage.

Something about Kristian's frosty attitude truly scared him.

"And another thing," Melvin added, eyes narrowing.

Gerard felt the edges of panic gnawing at him. There was more? Wasn't it bad enough that he'd already thrown

him under the bus?

"Freya is my girlfriend now. If he has any dignity, he'll back off," Melvin declared with a cold finality.

Without waiting for a response, he ended the call with a heartless click.

His words kept replaying in Gerard's mind, slicing deeper each time. Attempting to defuse the tension, Gerard managed a weak smile and said, "Melvin has a strange sense of humor, huh? Just try not to take it to heart." "He's never joking!" Freya shot back sharply, her voice tinged with certainty. Gerard was on the brink of tears, his emotions teetering as if on a cliff's edge. Freya's actions only compounded his distress, twisting the knife deeper into his already aching heart.

"Tell him after you get out of the car-" Kristian seemed unaffected by the earlier conversation, displaying a calm that bordered on indifference. He didn't pick up any hint of possessiveness or romantic affection from Melvin towards Freya, nor did he sense any animosity that might come from a love rival.

To him, Melvin's stance was that of a person merely defending a friend.

Gerard, caught off-guard, faltered. "What?"

Kristian's voice was steady, almost detached. "If he's never even been in a relationship, then why is he trying to fake one with someone else?" Lifting his eyelids slowly, his gaze was deep, his eyes a well of secrets. "Imagine how awkward it would be if his act were to fall apart."

0.0%

21:16

She Didn't Used To

her lips pressed into a thin

a realization dawned on Gerard. "You're implying that Melvin and Ms. Briggs..." His voice trailed off as he stole a glance at Freya through the rearview

confirmed by her demeanor-she was the

were directed squarely at Freya, his tone firm yet nebunkind. "You don't need to fake a relationship with anyone. If this

confusion mounting as she struggled to

exactly do you want from me?" she asked, her voice tinged with a mix of

replied, his gaze intense and unwavering as he locked eyes with her, searching for a flicker of

given him opportunities in the past to mend their fractures, but some chances, once

their journey, a

her phone and typed out a quick message to Ethel, sharing Kristian's home

soon as she received the message, Ethel promptly directed the bodyguards to gather all

with determined steps, blinked in confusion.

everything Kristian Shaw sent over," Ethel blurted out, his tone

spoke, Hugh's expression clouded with concern, prompting Ethel to

while watching the bodyguards

hesitated, his lips tightening before he finally broached the subject. "Did Mina ever tell you why she can't stand

heavy with implications, as Ethel paused mid- thought. Her once bright expression dimmed, reflecting

her emotions; they painted her face like vivid strokes on a canvas. Now, shadows of concern etched

to her?" "Kristian took her away," she replied, her voice tinged

back to the day's lunch gathering that had preoccupied him all afternoon. "Don't fret too much. If Kristian dares harm Freya, he'll answer to me," he assured her, trying

22.6%

Didn't Used To Be Like

frowned, her gaze piercing as if she was

is it?" Hugh looked up, his voice laden with a mix of curiosity

what happened today?" Ethel's youthful sensitivity often

into situations.

stern visage replacing his earlier relaxed demean "That's the most ridiculous thing

any other day, the mere mention of Mina being taken by Kristian would have sent you into a frenzy, eager to retrieve her or

expected. He turned away, his steps faltering as he

coloring her tone. "Is there an issue with

grappled with his feelings. "I just can't fathom why she, who is

human, subject to the

in a soft tone, "As soon as you stormed off, Cheryl confided in me. She said she understood why you both were upset. She even admitted that if she were in your shoes, with her father planning to remarry, she'd be just as

always hoped Freya would confront him directly if she opposed his marriage plans. That way, he could have respected her

openly.