She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 196

Chapter 196 Everyone's Got To Stumble Before They...

"Why don't you worry about your own mess first?" Kristian said coldly as he strolled toward his car.

"My mess is all cleaned up," Felipe shot back, his usual lazy smirk and gleam of mischief creeping back into place. "Freya said Farrah's coming back to find me in a bit."

After all, he and Farrah were still husband and wife-unlike Kristian and Freya.

Kristian's expression shifted, barely perceptible.

"Are you certain that's what Freya said?"

"She told me back at the hotel, maybe two or three hours ago," Felipe replied plainly, holding nothing back. "She may have left you hanging, but don't worry-I'd never leave a friend high and dry."

"Are you really that sure Farrah's not coming back just to file the divorce papers?" Kristian cut straight through the pleasantries.

Felipe's smile stiffened.

Kristian laid it out, sharp and cold. "After everything you put her through, if you were her, would you forgive?"

Felipe didn't need a second to ponder. The answer hit him before he could blink.

All his earlier bravado and teasing spirit drained in an instant. Something about what Kristian said rang painfully true. If Farrah really was coming back, it was probably to end things for good.

With that gnawing thought, he yanked open the car door and stepped out, intending to storm back into the hotel and demand answers from Freya.

Kristian grabbed his arm. "What do you think you're doing?"

"I'm going to ask your ex-wife a few questions," Felipe said, tone turning cold and stripped of humor.

Gone was the man who'd been poking fun at Kristian moments ago-he'd flipped into someone else entirely.

Kristian didn't budge, blocking his path. "It won't do any good."

"I've got to try."

"If you run up there now, all you'll do is walk away with nothing-and maybe a bruised ego if she kicks you out," Kristian said evenly. "Think before you act."

But Felipe wasn't about to back down. He needed clarity, and nothing else mattered.

Kristian leaned against the car, calm as ever, and added thoughtfully as Felipe started forward, "Ask yourself—

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her?

physically. Her background far outshone his. When

rein her in?" he asked, feeling just a

his car, started the engine,

stared up at the hotel one last time,

might return and to find

loud in his mind. Asking would be

more than that-she was a force to

Liam had already sent Lionel

the guests had gone, but Isaac and Melinda remained, seemingly waiting for

way over with

walked Freya and her father back to their hotel?" Melinda

emotion passed through Kristian's eyes, but his

mother, she

then-just decided to head home

behind the wheel and Isaac and

hung heavy until Melinda finally spoke, her tone cautious.

"Yes?"

to Alerith?" she asked, beating around the bush. But he understood what she

him out of it, but the

her distance now. The warmth she once had for Kristian had

he kept pushing, he might just push

doing," Kristian said quietly. He understood

give up just yet. Even if Freya acted like he didn't exist, he still wanted to

least, he needed to uncover whoever had

wanted nothing to do with him, then he'd

didn't press further. This was their

was obvious something was weighing on Kristian. He still

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Lionel to rest early.

see the

to his room, Lionel, still not asleep, let out a heavy sigh. "I warned him he'd regret that