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.

Freya's ex-husband,

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humiliation on

"How

a read on the guy and

party where Toby would've gotten

whether you wanted him or Toby to take you, you picked Kristian," Freya relayed, still a little unsure of

No way. She had

me," Alan said, pretending to laugh it off with a forced chuckle. "Didn't think you'd turn into

nothing, just looked at

he clung to the belief that she

and

serious?" he

should be getting ready for

as he was about

was Toby. "Sir, should I pick you up from Mr. Shaw's place, or will you be heading to the office on

left with Kristian last

"Yes, sir."

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

acceptable,"

pressed, "Then why let him

tried to bring you home, sir, but you refused. You

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

was still trying to figure out why

relationship had only just begun

the call in

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slumped forward, staring at Freya like a man freshly defeated. "Mina, just

of my misery.

live with this."

Utter mortification.

Complete, all-consuming shame.

just a little deeper. "You still need to apologize to Kristian and pay

were

forced himself to ask, "What exactly happened