She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 256

Chapter 255

Chapter 255 How Can You Be So Sure My Mentor W...

Freya was naturally composed, so she neither screamed nor flinched. "I want to

know why."

"You're that curious?" Brendan arch

a brow, mildly amused.

"Yes," Freya said without hesitation.

"Then come here. Give me a kiss-or find

d some other way to entertain me," he murmured. His smile was nothing short of enchanting, but there was an unmistakable edge to it. "Maybe then I'll feel generous enough to

tell you."

"Is it money you're after?" Freya dismissed his nonsense with a cool voice.

Brendan didn't harbor genuine affection for women. This current flirtatious persona-just one of his most practiced masks.

"Who doesn't want money?" Brendan casually set his wine glass aside, his legs still crossed in effortless elegance. "But right now, it's the least of my priorities. Compared to that, I'd much rather have..."

He purposely trailed off.

Freya's brow twitched faintly. "What?"

"You." His grin was so dangerously captivating, it seemed to draw the whole world into silence.

Freya said nothing. She didn't press him further.

She already knew what he was after; the questioning was simply a performance, a layer of civility to avoid

arousing suspicion.

Brendan was every bit as wary as Ellis-if not worse.

Seeing her indifferent expression, Brendan asked, "You don't believe me?"

"If you had any real feelings for me," Freya replied evenly, "you should have gone

to Alerith to confess, rather than abducting me here just to flaunt your indulgence."

Brendan rose with unhurried grace, his eyes brimming with amusement and interest as they settled on her.

Freya held his gaze, utterly unshaken.

"No wonder Kristian still hasn't gotten over you after the divorce." He inched closer, his scent fresh and alluring. “With a temperament like yours, even I'm starting to feel tempted."

"Is that so?"

How Can You Be

"Absolutely."

hands yet?" Her tone remained steady, clearly

wickedly attractive smirk. "If I untie you, what if you

tie me up again," Freya shot

something else." Brendan picked up

about this?

cast a glance at the glass,

a grain of truth, then pigs might as well sprout wings and soar across the

some rest, Ms. Briggs." Brendan's gentlemanly

that, one of the men escorted Freya down to the

her nose at the sight-chains, dried

a number of snakes.

chest.

of old memories came rushing back. Could this

she could see Ashley's tear-streaked face, the

receiving only silence

inhaled deeply and

Ashley out of

for, Ms. Briggs?" Brendan had followed, his

that disarming arc.

call a

stayed here quite a

into fists. She hadn't expected

didn't waver. "Don't worry. The snakes have had

remained rooted

Brendan didn't linger.

one final glance at her, he turned and left with the man,

echoed,

her face written with alarm. "Why

for her?" Brendan lifted her

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Freya weren't supposed to

Brendan, any concern would

frightened, I could send you in to keep

voice was soft, but it sent a shiver up her spine. "Do

Yes.

screamed in

couldn't say it out

anything away

necessary," Ashley stammered,

reached past her for a clean glass, poured some wine,

Get some rest. There's more work waiting

with icy fingers and

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