She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 216

Chapter 216 Haven't You Already Figured That Out

Gerard flicked a glance at Kristian through the rearview mirror before speaking, his tone light but pointed. "If you're this hesitant to let Ms. Briggs go, why don't you just ask her to stay?"

Kristian shot back with a cool retort, "Do you think I need your advice?"

If simply asking her to stay could've solved anything, he would've done it ages ago.

Gerard scratched the bridge of his nose and kept driving, choosing not to push further.

"Didn't you mention Melvin was working as an assistant somewhere else?" Kristian finally had the mind to dig into the situation. "How did he end up hovering around Freya?"

"I don't know the specifics," Gerard admitted without hesitation. "He said his boss went on vacation, so now

he's helping Ms. Briggs out part-time."

"Would you really take a part-time gig if you were in his position?" Kristian's gaze sharpened, and his voice

dropped slightly.

Gerard caught the chill in his expression and answered plainly, "No."

If his boss was off on vacation, he'd be taking it easy too.

The paycheck would still land in his account regardless, and besides, Melvin wasn't strapped for cash-he'd

been squirreling money away for years, so he wasn't hurting financially.

"Then why would Melvin be working part-time for Freya?" Kristian's suspicion deepened.

Gerard hesitated. How the hell was he supposed to answer that? He couldn't just blurt out that Melvin had a thing for Freya and was hoping to win her over by working close to her, could he?

Kristian waited and waited. But when no answer came, a line appeared between his brows. "Speak."

"What else could it be, if not because he's in love with her?" Gerard finally said, his heart beating a little faster.

"Haven't you already figured that out?"

"It's not that." Kristian wasn't reacting emotionally-his head was clear.

If it was really just about having a crush on her, there were better ways to get

close to her. Being her assistant

would barely give him any face time beyond delivering tasks.

Gerard blinked, thrown off. "Then what is it?"

"Could Freya actually be his boss?" Kristian voiced the thought that had been bothering him.

Gerard looked mildly surprised. "I considered that before, but it doesn't add up."

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"Why not?"

on vacation again, but

caught on

two-year vacation before, and Melvin got two years off with full pay. He just got back

recently," Gerard

added, "If you went on a two-year break, would you let

be dreaming." Kristian replied

much.

to work," Kristian instructed, more

thrilled but

The car kept rolling.

Gerard dropped Kristian

same time, Freya got

said

questions-how am I supposed to know which one to answer first?" Freya said, her tone relaxed. She felt

one hand on the

earlier topic drop and pivoted. "By

to him?" Freya immediately

instinctively jumped to the last time she called the Captain-back then,

down.

gave her a look. "You really don't

a brow.

Frederick swallowed whatever he was

"A supercar," she commented.

isn't about the

"Two limited edition supercars."

hesitated. "Trent said not to tell you

"Three."

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Captain is

sitting upright. "Where did

full scoop. "He

with me."

Freya's stomach tightened.

was returning? Could it be to settle the

asked as he drove into his complex and pulled

parking lot.

faint trace of worry in her

got out of the

upstairs, she calmed herself with

lounging on the sofa. "Did Trent say

shook his

lost in thought. "Text

sharp enough to catch on, said,

"Yes?"

do something wrong?" His tone was

took another sip, feigning composure.