She Took The House The Car And My Heart

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"Mr. Shaw" Alan greeted with a calm smile, the unease from earlier completely vanished, replaced by a newfound confidence as he stepped forward to greet Kristian.

Kristian responded with a polite nod, his own demeanor reserved, "Mr. Briggs."

After they exchanged a few cordial words, Kristian gestured for Freya and Alan to follow him inside.

The door shut with a soft click behind them, and though Alan's pulse quickened beneath his suit, he forced a calm facade. As both the president of Briggs Group and Freya's cousin, he couldn't afford to let his nerves show

-not now.

Kristian glanced at Freya while leading the way in, his voice casual, yet warm. "Did you manage to grab dinner before coming over?"

Freya nodded, her response brief. "Yes, thank you for asking."

Alan, trailing slightly behind, furrowed his brow in confusion. He couldn't recall them stopping for a meal at all. Kristian caught the fleeting look of perplexity on Alan's face but chose not to clarify. Instead, he shifted the conversation towards the task at hand. "Freya, could you assist me with some data transfer?"

"Of course," Freya agreed promptly.

Had the phone been in good condition, backing up the data would've been a breeze.

But with the device nearly beyond repair, Kristian handed the responsibility to Freya-not just for the data, but as a subtle excuse to spend more time with her.

Guiding her toward the study, he watched as she unpacked a small kit and began the tedious process of recovering the data, her fingers working swiftly over the scattered tools.

Kristian remained in the study throughout, never stepping out once, while Alan lingered awkwardly in the hallway, a growing sense of discomfort creeping over him.

Was he really being ignored on purpose by Kristian? Did he really not see how different he was from last night to now? Seriously, how did Kristian manage to keep his cool like that?

As the minutes dragged on, Alan's restlessness grew, prompting him to scrutinize the living room's decor. The stark black, white, and gray palette rendered the space cold and impersonal, like a meticulously curated furniture showroom rather than a home.

It was hard to believe someone lived there; the space felt hollow and stripped of any soul.

His gaze drifted across the room, scanning every corner in search of something that might spark familiarity.

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of place

considered checking on Freya's progress. However, as he turned to leave, his eyes caught a

captured every moment

anxiety hit Alan-how on earth was he supposed to ask Kristian

the study remained serene, oblivious to

cameras loomed like menacing sentinels, while Kristian regarded them

shattered the peace. By the stroke of

a wave of relief over him. "Thank you," he murmured,

a courteous nod. She hesitated, her thoughts drifting to Alan's

softened further, a warm smile breaking through his reserved demeanor. "It's no big

the

allure-when he wasn't cloaked in his usual cold indifference, he

of the damages. Just tell me

around the words in

froze, her mind going blank as her

"That can't be right. The phone alone

a smirk. "Then make it

Freya said with a sigh,

deep voice rumbled, his chiseled face locked in a serious

found herself caught off guard by

she set her phone aside and

She questioned,

responded, his tone

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though her mind was anything but

catered to her intense aesthetic cravings-those deep-set voices, sculpted hands, tailored

eclipsing even the most famed

memory flickered through Freya's mind, a remnant from her days of age- watching dramas where a joke

particularly magnetic. But now, as she observed Kristian-transformed into a

any villain's, his striking looks and mesmerizing voice made it perilously easy

shift in Freya's demeanor from serene to wary, and though his face betrayed nothing. confusion flickered

hadn't made a single move, yet Freya seemed tensed, as

Freya's voice cut through the tense silence,

Alan was engrossed in scrutinizing

he strode towards the study with