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."

hook for Freya's sake, even if the man was practically tearing his

was feeling. When she remembered the part where Alan snatched Kristian's phone and smashed it, her head started to ache. Why

for me?" Freya had made up

a moment.

nodded. "Yes.

requests, so he agreed to

finishing up his meal and cleaning up, Alan wandered into the study-only to spot Kristian transferring

in his tracks. What the hell was going on? Why was

had already finished copying the file and wiped the footage

and Alan didn't stick around long. It was already pushing eleven, and Freya looked worn out. She

wanted to ask about the footage, but when he looked over and saw her face,

car rolled on

into

Freya handed him the flash drive. "This is the footage I had Kristian save. Take it

Alan looked confused.

not entirely sure what she was trying to

her door behind him and left with the flash drive in hand. When he got home and played the footage, the embarrassment hit him like a freight

was that ridiculous man

Freya had wanted him to see for

even his worst behavior. And the strangest part?

all that, Kristian hadn't

tossed him out

It was... surreal.

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

Toby to make sure he never

matter what

idea what had happened, but

Time zipped by

was now

already flown back

and Hugh were booked on an afternoon flight

birthday would've

Hugh-showing up for formality's sake, then slipping away

time,

about to meet the very

every now and then like he wanted to say something but

improved, their bond wasn't what it had been

the tension and asked,

treat it like any

"Really?"

"Yes."