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.

ex-husband, for god's

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humiliation

torturing his hair and finally started to think. "How the hell did I end

to get a read on the guy and figure

the kind of party where Toby would've gotten drunk-or had any excuse

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

into stunned silence. No way. She had

me," Alan said, pretending to laugh it off with a

nothing, just

the

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

being serious?" he asked at

be getting ready for the

as he was about

from Mr. Shaw's place, or will you be heading to the office on your own?" Toby's words hit like a thunderclap, snuffing out the

actually left with Kristian last

"Yes, sir."

spiraling, his mood sinking fast. "You're my secretary-do you think it's acceptable to let the partner company's boss walk off

acceptable,"

pressed, "Then why let

but you refused. You picked

to leave, so I didn't

out why his boss would choose

relationship had only just begun

ended the call in

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like a man freshly defeated.

out of my misery.

live with this."

Utter mortification.

Complete, all-consuming shame.

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

There were

himself to ask, "What exactly happened