Chapter 221

Chapter 221 All Norah's

Handiwork

The simple question hit Kistian like a punch to the gut, leaving him utterly speechless.

He had stared daging was Mehin purely out of curiosity, just to figure out who Melvin and Freya really were

Ant tow to be tod those exowers, everything felt even murkier than before.

Fox cx2, Ched stood there without a word, his usual banter nowhere to be found.

Wen eroully said, "Nothing specific-just trying to clear up the doubts gnawing at

me.

Sometimes, people did things just to find a little peace in their own heads. After a beat, Gerard asked, "When are you heading back to Jeurwell?"

'T'll decide it later," Kristian muttered vaguely.

Gerard picked up on his boss's half-hearted tone and could tell the regret over the divorce from Freya was creeping in stronger by the day.

(But what was done, was done. Some mistakes couldn't be undone. There was nothing Kristian could do now to

rewrite the past.

in the days that followed, Freya went on with her life, while Kristian, aside from sending her flowers daily, would drop by the Briggs Group now and then to catch a glimpse of her.

He knew she didn't want to be bothered, but he also knew he had to make it look like he was still pursuing her -for the sake of that mysterious mastermind.

He'd already failed her once as a husband, he couldn't afford to blow it again. Soon enough, September rolled toward its end.

It had been five days since Melvin received the first mysterious contact.

Then on September 29th, someone reached out to Melvin again, instructing him to initiate the second phase of the plan during the company's end-of-month retreat.

The objective was simple to make Freya's relationship with Melvin public within the Briggs Group.

relayed the

afternoon, they were both at the Briggs Group

want to handle this? Looks

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light, he'd never go through with it-even if it was

he couldn't let her go off

Freya told him, her voice firm. "I already know who's behind this."

incident with Farrah, she hadn't

was sure, it was time

answers. "Want me

I'll go alone," Freya

that afternoon, in a quaint café humming with warmth and soft chatter, Freya sat across from a polished young woman. It was Norah, the same woman who had called her when Farrah was dragged to

an abortion.

in surprise and said, "Honestly, didn't expect you to ask me out for coffee. You need something

somewhere else, more than just for coffee." Freya stirred her cup,

and open, seemingly missing the tension beneath Freya's words. "If it's you

"Really?" Freya asked.

shrug. "Still haven't told me why we're here,

days back, when I saw Farrah, she mentioned

you for helping

was no big deal,” Norah laughed. “No

her child."

place-made quite a

she staying?" Norah

eyes with her. "Don't

looked

Felipe where she was?" Freya asked, straight

together. "What are

watched her closely,

Or did someone fill your

"I haven't spoken to Felipe since I got

point pretending, Miss Russell," Freya

replied,

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