She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 173

Chapter 173 Dining Together

Freya's eyes lingered on Alan for a beat longer than necessary. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was off with him today.

Kristian had picked up on it too, though he kept his thoughts to himself and simply gestured toward the

restroom.

Once Alan disappeared inside, it was just Freya and Kristian left standing outside.

Neither of them said a word.

With anyone else, the silence might've turned awkward, stifling even. But between Freya and Kristian, there was a strange, unspoken ease-an odd sort of chemistry that needed no conversation.

Inside the restroom, Alan pulled out his phone and typed out a few messages to Freya.

"Please do me a favor and ask Kristian to delete last night's surveillance footage." "Just this once, and I swear I'll listen to anything you say after this."

"Please, Mina?"

He waited patiently.

Freya always replied as soon as she saw his messages.

But one minute passed. Then two. Three... By the time five had crawled by, there was still nothing from her. Growing restless, he typed again, “Did you see my messages?"

Freya, meanwhile, wasn't even glancing at her phone.

She had a habit of switching it to silent mode in the evenings, and tonight was no exception-she hadn't seen a single message, nor had she checked.

Kristian, noticing how long they'd been idly standing, finally spoke. "Why don't we sit in the living room for a bit? Alan might be a while."

"Okay," Freya murmured in reply.

They went and sat on the sofa, simply existing beside each other in silence.

Kristian made no effort to spark conversation. He could tell Freya had no interest in small talk and only wanted to leave-he respected that and didn't press her.

Another five minutes dragged on

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no sign

He was definitely taking

as she reached for her phone to check on him, the sound of the restroom door creaked open. Alan

was going on? Spotting the two of them seated, Alan felt a sigh rise in

must have had her phone on silent

getting to her feet and addressing Kristian with a polite but distant tone before

Kristian also stood.

Alan didn't budge. He stayed rooted in

she'd get the hint

at him, confused. "What's

twist into knots. Freya was usually sharp as a whip, but somehow, she turned clueless around him. It drove him up the

her aside and whispering quietly, fully aware that whispering in

everything that had happened the night before, Alan saw Kristian as

remained composed, giving him a steady look.

surveillance footage," Alan whispered, his voice tight with unease. "It's way too embarrassing to leave

Freya blinked, taken aback.

calm assurance, "He's

to channel all the charm of a helpless, wide-eyed puppy. "If it stays, I'll obsess over it

Freya stared at him.

cutesy in desperation, like a mischievous kitten trying to

spot for good-looking things-and people-and Alan, being her cousin who always treated

if he refuses, we're

Alan nodded quickly.

behavior today had already

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Alan was sure Kristian

her words

shift and asked, "Did you need

ahead." Kristian's voice was steady, but there was something in his eyes when he looked at her-just a

held his gaze and asked

the words left her

was spiraling into a dramatic monologue. What did that look mean? Was Kristian planning to use this to get closer to Freya? If Kristian really wanted to threaten her, should he still

slightest clue that, in the span of just a heartbeat or two,

was low, velvety, laced with something magnetic-but it was Freya he looked