She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 246

Chapter 246 Freya Specifically Told Me Not...

Scrolling through the messages, Freya replied to each one, even Kristian's.

e had barely hit send on the last reply when Kristian's call came through. "Where are you?" he asked.

In the car," she answered coolly, then added, "If anyone asks if you ever helped Ashley find her phone, just

say you did."

She always made sure everything was flaw less.

Maybe no one would dig that deep-but she wasn't taking chances.

Kristian wanted to ask more, but knowing Freya, he figured she had her reasons. "Alright," he said.

Freya blinked, mildly surprised.

With his personality, wasn't this the part where he started questioning everything?

"Did Ashley really get exposed?" Kristian's concern was obvious.

"No, just some suspicion," Freya said, her eyes dimming slightly. "As always, act clueless and go on with life

like normal."

"Okay,” Kristian replied.

"That's all," Freya said, wrapping it up. "I'm hanging up."

"Wait," Kristian stopped her.

It had been ages since he had had a proper talk with Freya, and this calm little exchange somehow eased something in his chest.

Freya's voice was flat. "Anything else?"

"Yes."

"What is it?"

"I want to see you. Let's have a meal together," he said.

"I'm busy. I gotta go."

This time, she ended the call without a shred of hesitation.

Kristian stared at the dark screen, the usual chill in his eyes replaced by a faint trace of loneliness.

From the driver's seat, Gerard couldn't help chiming in, "That's not how you ask someone out..."

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Kristian glanced up at him.

"You should book a nice restaurant ahead of time, maybe throw in some flowers," Gerard said with a straight face. "Then come up with an excuse to get her there. Wouldn't that work better?"

"She wouldn't like it," Kristian replied without missing a beat.

She didn't want to see him now, didn't even like him.

Doing all that would just make her pull away more.

Gerard offered casually, "She wouldn't dislike it unless she didn't like the one asking."

istian went quiet.

guy really had a death wish.

You want me to tell Melvin you gave me advice on chasing after Freya?" Kristian's

icy stare fixed on the back of Gerard's head, irritation sharp in his gaze.

Gerard froze.

Crap!

He'd forgotten all about Melvin's interest in Freya.

"I was just messing around to lift your mood," Gerard said quickly, flashing his usual grin. "Don't take it

seriously."

Kristian knew Gerard's usual antics and finally said, voice frosty, "Drive."

"Yes, sir."

Gerard fell in line and started the car.

On the drive back, he kept sneaking glances at the rearview mirror, catching sight of his boss sitting in stony silence, eyes fixed on the passing scenery outside the window. A flicker of sympathy stirred in his chest.

Ever since Kristian learned Norah was the one pulling the strings, it was like something had shifted in him. He looked at things from a whole new angle.

After hanging up on Kristian, Freya wasted no time and called Frederick.

When he saw her name pop up, Frederick lit up so much his voice jumped an octave. "Freya!"

Freya didn't say anything.

He barreled on, "Freya, where are you now? Are you back already?"

"In the car," Freya replied bluntly. "You still there?"

"Yes!"

"Alright, I'm heading over now."

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"Okay," Frederick ended the call with a beaming grin.

Wiping the sweat from his face, he rushed to tell Trent and Ellis, "Freya's wrapped things up and is on her way

back."

Trent glanced between him and Ellis, adjusted his glasses, and kept quiet.

Ellis had been lazily watching Frederick ever since he answered that call like an excited puppy.

Frederick was confused.

What's with this weird vibe?

hy weren't they saying anything?

you both look so weird?" Frederick asked, completely lost, as

way over.

water bottle, Ellis casually asked, "You close

answered proudly, missing the

know about her

before Trent

hand to his

concern flickering across

"No," Trent replied.

Frederick was

was going on today?

more rounds," Ellis said as he stood up, grabbing a

time we're

should be here."

turn," Frederick

probably wants you to play," Trent

him." Frederick looked

shape than you, so it's you who

arms and legs of yours, you could use

felt a chill crawl down

he

No way.

anything

"Fine."

started the match, Frederick was already feeling

return every shot, but each one was like a full-body workout,

a few rounds, he

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already gasping for air

bent over,

of three years since I last saw yol, wet goire deasby

physically, have he hadert

dead on his feet.

Frederick's face fell

This was 1.

for a bit, sugated, genely warah kot

both turned

the

train fare too

like he

like more hellish workouts were in his

Freya say before

"Huh?"

she going to

don't know..." Frederick stammered, eyes darting

not ask her yourself

had told him not to breathe

to

in

"Really... I don't..."

"Hmm?"

Freya specifically told me not to tell

gas in "If you want to

say

front of others, he'd never spill

under Ellis's stare,

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messages, Freya replied to each one,

last

are you?" he asked.

answered coolly, then added, "If anyone

her phone,

say you did."

always made sure everything was

dig that

wanted to ask more, but knowing Freya, he figured she had her reasons. "Alright,"

Freya blinked, mildly surprised.

personality, wasn't this the

exposed?" Kristian's concern was

suspicion," Freya said, her

and go

like normal."

"Okay," Kristian replied.

wrapping it up.

"Wait," Kristian stopped her.

had had a proper talk with Freya, and this

something in

voice was flat. "Anything

"Yes."

"What is it?"

to see you. Let's have a meal

busy. I

the call without

screen, the usual chill in his eyes replaced by

trace of loneliness.

seat, Gerard couldn't help chiming in, "That's not how you ask

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glanced up

nice restaurant ahead of time,

a straight face. "Then come up with an

like it," Kristian

didn't want to see him now, didn't even

just make her

"She wouldn't dislike it unless she didn't

asking."

istian went quiet.

had a death

want me to tell Melvin you gave me advice

back of

Gerard froze.

Crap!

all about

lift your mood," Gerard

"Don't

seriously."

knew Gerard's usual antics and finally

fell in line and started

back, he kept sneaking glances

eyes fixed

flicker of sympathy stirred

Norah was the one pulling the strings, it