She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 249

She Took The House, The Car, And My Heart

Chapter 249 Kristian, I Forgive You

"Seriously?" A glint flashed in Melvin's eyes.

Freya gave a gentle nod. "Yes."

"Alright then." Melvin snapped right back to his usual self, lifting the contract as he addressed her, "I went through all the paperwork during the break. Everything's in order-ready for your signature."

"Thanks for handling that."

"Don't mention it. I am your special assistant, after all."

Freya smiled softly, a quiet warmth blooming inside her chest.

Only then did it dawn on her why Melvin had been so prickly about her bringing on a new assistant.

To him, it probably felt like an interloper had crashed a well-oiled duo. She found

it natural, of course-she knew Ellis well. But Melvin didn't, so his instinct was to put up his guard.

At ten sharp, Ellis arrived at the company.

Freya had already given the

hitch.

receptionist a heads-up, so he was sent straight upstairs to her office without a

He'd been expecting to see Freya-but was met with Melvin instead.

Inside the lounge, Melvin eyed Ellis's striking features and silently thought Ellie really looked like someone Freya would be into. His brow creased slightly, remembering Gerard's message from yesterday. “I saw Ms. Briggs with a ridiculously handsome guy. Is that your competition?"

Melvin had already told Gerard the whole heartbreak story was made up, but the guy was still convinced-and

Melvin liked was none other than Freya.

had cooked up the idea that the person

"Hi, I'm Melvin Swain, Ms. Briggs's assistant," he said, shoving the thought aside

and keeping his tone crisp.

"Are you Ellis Lambert?"

"Yes," Ellis responded with ease.

"Great. Sign here and I'll walk you through the onboarding," Melvin said in his usual brisk, professional manner. "After that, I'll take you to Ms. Briggs."

good," Ellis replied

through the whole process, which didn't take more

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and was flipping to her next schedule

"Come in

here," Melvin announced as he

her composure and gave instructions. "Show him around and introduce him to the rest of

replied without

precise. "He doesn't have much background in our field, so start

gave a nod.

"You can go now."

"Alright."

and led

exited, Ellis threw Freya a look loaded with meaning, but she completely

in tasks, managed to

time being.

again, and before long, Friday

assignments, Freya made her way to Briggs Group for

wasn't expecting to run

Shaw Group, Kristian had free rein to come and go-just like Alan could now walk into Shaw Group's office without

her car with Kristian taking the

didn't start the engine. Instead, she turned to him

"It's been a month."

"What?"

usual. “You should be on your period by now, but you're not. So... you should

Freya's mind back

keep an eye on Freya's signs of pregnancy clearly had an agenda

before she

apple bobbed as he swallowed down a

pressing down on him, dreading that Freya might

rather that than this cold, indifferent

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met his eyes. The loneliness and confusion behind them hit her with a jolt, stopping her heart

pushed past the sensation and asked lightly. "What is it that

Kristian's voice was rough, his hair tousled and casting

never wanted to face-that he regretted erything Regretted the choices he made, regretted letting Freya go, regretted not treasuring her

drifting

had said those words before, but

same gravity.