She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 174

Chapter 174 Because He's

Your Cousin

Alan found his eyes drifting toward Freya's ex-husband.

He couldn't stop himself from wondering-did Kristian actually love Freya or not? If he did, then why on earth had they split up? But if he didn't, what was he doing paying attention to such a small detail?

Alan had caught it earlier. The moment Kristian spoke, Freya hesitated, clearly thrown off balance.

Even though she rarely let her feelings show, Alan liked to think of himself as a seasoned observer of human behavior.

"Mr. Briggs, not a fan of the food?" Kristian had asked, catching sight of Alan holding his fork midair, the food untouched.

"I'm not picky." Alan replied curtly, before finally starting to eat.

Within five minutes, Freya had already polished off her meal, while Alan was still chewing at a leisurely pace.

Then Kristian turned to Freya and said, "Come with me." Just like that, he took her away to erase the surveillance footage.

He even allowed her to watch him do it.

That one gesture softened Alan's view of him, and the irritation he'd felt when he first found out about Kristian and Freya's divorce began to ease,

But would that feeling stay the same if he ever learned the real reason behind their split?

Inside the study, Kristian tracked down the footage by checking the timestamp.

Just as he was about to hit delete, Freya suddenly said she wanted to see it first. She fast-forwarded through the video, and after watching the scene unfold in the living room, her brows pinched together slightly. Her eyes drifted to Kristian "What's wrong?" Kristian asked, confused by the change in her expression. "Have you been going through something lately?" Freya had debated whether to ask. Whatever was going on with Kristian wasn't really her concern anymore.

But after watching the video, one thought kept circling in her head: since when did Kristian have this much

patience?

Back then, if something like this had happened, Kristian would've had Alan thrown out before he could cause a second of trouble. Why was he letting it slide now?

Kristian picked up on her meaning by piecing together her question -

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Chapter 174 Because He's Your Cousin

your cousin."

letting Alan off the hook for Freya's sake, even if the

When she remembered the part where Alan snatched Kristian's phone and smashed

for me?" Freya had made up her mind. Alan needed a

for a moment. "You really want a

nodded. "Yes. I

her requests, so he agreed to

up, Alan wandered into the study-only to

dead in his tracks. What the hell was going

already finished copying the file and wiped the footage

Freya looked worn out. She shut her eyes and started

and saw her face, all tired and peaceful, he

rolled on

they pulled into the driveway of Freya's private

just as he was about to ask something, Freya handed him the flash drive. "This is the footage I had Kristian

Alan looked confused.

flash drive, baffled, not entirely sure what she was

offer any more explanation. She gave it to him, then went off to wash up and get ready for bed. Alan shut her door behind him and left with the flash drive

that ridiculous man in

had wanted him to see for

even his worst behavior. And

all that, Kristian hadn't

tossed him out

It was... surreal.

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the days that followed, Freya and Kristian didn't run into

a low profile at work and even told Toby to make sure he never had more than three drinks,

matter what

idea what had happened, but he

Time zipped by

was

already flown back

on an

past, Lionel's 80th birthday would've been

formality's

time, things

to meet the very family that had once been his

Hugh boarded the plane to Jeucwell, he looked visibly uneasy, glancing at Freya every

their bond wasn't what it

noticed the tension

it like any other business event," Freya replied matter-of-factly. "I'm

"Really?"

"Yes."