She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Left Me With Walls, Wheels, and Wounds 279

Chapter 279 Keeping The

Boss Happy Is Part Of My.....

"I figured as much." Freya's tone was heavy,

She had spent the last couple of days painstakingly sifting through every detail, but something still didn't sit right.

She couldn't quite put her finger on what it was, so she had roped Jacob in to help her test the waters.

"If you really want to know, help me break the third door's code tonight, and I'll show you," Jacob offered.

"No need." Freya was never one to push. "As long as Lawrence can save Kristian, whatever secrets he's hiding don't matter."

"Alright."

"Thanks for helping."

"It's nothing."

The call disconnected.

Only then did Freya turn back to her conversation with Gerard.

Under normal circumstances, if Gerard had discovered she was K, he would've been practically buzzing, probably shoving a notebook in her face for an autograph.

But right now, aside from that brief flicker of emotion when the truth came out, his mind was still tangled up in thoughts of his boss.

"Is Mr. Shaw really doing that badly?" He glanced at Freya, who was seated just ahead and to his right, his expression clouded with concern.

"Yes." Freya didn't elaborate. She swiftly signed the document laid out before her. "If anything worries you during this time, just come to me."

She signed a confidentiality agreement on Gerard's behalf.

Given her dual identity as the head of Anita International and an investment advisor for Briggs Group, she wanted to spare Gerard from any unnecessary burden.

"You really don't have to do this," Gerard said, sincerity in his voice. "I trust you."

"I know." Freya had always known Gerard was a decent man. "That's exactly why I should give this to you."

Gerard felt a tangle of emotions he couldn't quite name.

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did have a

for what happened back then, she and Kristian would've

for a second before continuing. "There's something I'd like you to do

"Go ahead," Gerard said.

tell him I had anything to do with

to get into another argument with Kristian.

Gerard looked puzzled. "Why?"

Kristian know who helped

anything to do with me. He doesn't want to owe me." Freya didn't sugarcoat it, even if she

fighting. She just wanted Kristian to get better, and when that day

wanting to speak but holding it back. All

call me," Freya said, handing him

"Okay." Gerard accepted it.

finally made

the responsibilities in the office himself. There was no way he could pass the reins back to the branch leader-one

had to stay sharp and

out about Kristian's condition. Isaac had been crystal clear-no leaks,

became apparent that Kristian wouldn't recover anytime soon, Freya had already put online safeguards in place. Anything concerning Kristian was blocked before

done all of it to keep Melinda and Lionel in the dark, to spare

office, Freya returned to her car. She dropped into the driver's seat, leaned

that she pieced together what Jacob meant

before the last one.

that on the day she told him she was being taken away, he was still lying in a hospital bed, burning with

high fever for days, and before it broke, he had sat

worse.

gunshot alone wouldn't have

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a knot in

the moment she signed those

then things wouldn't

the window pulled her

to find Ellis standing outside, a shadow

flickering in his gaze.

and rolled

first. I want to take you somewhere," Ellis said, one hand tucked in his

warm.

the mood to go anywhere, so she steeled herself and said, "It's work

without a reason, I'll

happy is part of my assistant duties," Ellis replied with

Freya was speechless.