She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 170

Chapter 170 Utter Mortification

"It's not me you should be apologizing to." Freya knew the words would land like a

slap, but there was no gentler way to break it.

Alan had to face the weight of what he'd done.

Alan jerked to attention, yanking his hand away from his hair. "What's that supposed to mean?"

A ripple of unease crept through him. Had he made a spectacle of himself while drunk on the street?

No, that didn't sound right. Freya would never let him make a fool of himself like that-she knew how much his image mattered to him.

"You were at..." Freya began.

"I know!" Alan cut her off, rushing to get ahead of it. Better to say it himself than hear it from someone else. "I must've made a scene at Toby's, right? And he had no choice but to call you in?"

That had to be it! How was he supposed to give Toby proper instructions ever again? Toby probably thought he was a complete idiot now!

Freya silently weighed the shame of messing up in front of a close colleague versus someone he barely knew. She figured it was slightly less mortifying with a stranger.

At least Alan didn't have to see Kristian every day.

"It's not as bad as you think," Freya said gently, hoping to soften the blow.

Caught in a tug-of-war between panic and hope, Alan forced himself not to imagine anything worse.

He'd already pictured the most humiliating scenario. Since she said it wasn't that bad, maybe he could live with it. "So where did I humiliate myself?"

"At Kristian's place," Freya said, cool and composed.

Alan froze like someone had hit pause on his entire system.

Kristian's place?

Of all the godforsaken places-Kristian's?

Alan's face twisted in horror. "That's what you call 'not as bad as I think'?"

Toby's place would've been a blessing in comparison.

was Freya's ex-husband,

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was humiliation

finally started to think. "How the

that gathering was to suss out Kristian, to get a read on the guy and

wasn't the kind of party where Toby would've gotten drunk-or had any

when Kristian asked whether you wanted him or Toby to take you, you picked Kristian," Freya relayed, still a little unsure of the details.

had to be pulling some

pretending to laugh it off with a forced

nothing, just looked

first, he clung to the belief

rest of his breakfast and got no further explanation, doubt started gnawing at

being serious?" he

getting ready for the office right about now.” Alan

as he was about

you up from Mr. Shaw's place, or will you be heading to the

left with Kristian last

"Yes, sir."

mood sinking fast. "You're my secretary-do you think

acceptable," Toby

pressed, "Then why let him take

home, sir, but you refused. You

of you told me to leave, so I didn't have

was still trying to figure out why his boss would choose Kristian

relationship had only just begun to

the call in one

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staring at Freya like

my misery. I

live with this."

Utter mortification.

Complete, all-consuming shame.

quick to surrender," Freya said, twisting the knife just a little deeper. "You still need to apologize to

There were damages

emotions, Alan forced himself to ask, "What exactly