She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 287 The Gossip Mill Has Been Churning...

Lawrence didn't say a word on the other end of the line, so Freya asked again, "Is Kristian awake now?"

“He woke up for a little while this morning, but he's out cold again." Lawrence was fabricating the story as he spoke. There was no chance he'd tell her what was really going on. "I'll give you an update once his condition

evens out. Maybe you can swing by then?"

"You're hiding something from me." Her voice was steady, unshakably certain.

Lawrence kept the easy smile on his face as he held the phone to his ear.

He knew better than anyone-K was no ordinary person.

"How could I be?" His tone stayed calm, not a hint of tension in it. "If my word's not good enough for you, you're welcome to dig into it yourself. Someone with your talents wouldn't have any trouble finding the truth."

Freya didn't say anything.

Lawrence's palm was damp with sweat where it gripped the phone.

He was playing a risky game, banking on the chance that Freya wouldn't resort to hacking that easily.

The K he knew wouldn't pull those tricks unless the situation was truly dire. But if she did, she'd unravel everything in seconds.

"How's he healing from the injuries?" she asked instead, dropping the earlier subject.

"The stitches come out tomorrow. He's doing fine." Lawrence didn't bother hiding this part from her. "No need to worry. I'll make sure he's looked after.”

"I'll come over," Freya said.

"What?" That caught Lawrence off guard.

Why was she still coming?

"I'm just going as a representative of his family to check up on him," Freya explained. "Kristian's father needs regular updates on his condition."

"Alright," Lawrence agreed, trying to sound casual.

After the call ended, Freya and Ellis made their way straight to Lawrence's medical facility.

Lawrence, meanwhile, got busy making a few swift arrangements.

By the time Freya and Ellis pulled in, it was already eleven.

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them with a pleasant smile, wearing a crisp white doctor's coat. He looked every bit the professional-warm, polished-but no one could ever read what was going

old feeling

he'd assumed Ellis was just some guy

beneath the surface.

Lawrence let the words

Lawrence's reputation, didn't flinch. "We're here to see Kristian Shaw. Is now

time?"

to observe him through the

"Alright," Ellis responded.

moments later, Lawrence led the pair down a corridor that looked like something straight out of

passed the two layers of security doors before reaching

wall, and a wide panel of the wall slid

more or

as ghostly as before, but it still lacked any real color. His eyes were shut tight, sunken slightly into

anything strange. "Since Kristian seems to want a bit of distance now, it might be better if you contacted me directly for

now, something about that day

Lawrence

"Alright," she finally said.

quiet relief

bit longer, Freya asked him

it over without a second

it all, neither she nor Ellis noticed anything

Freya, her mind still

with during his treatment, just say the word.

about the

of it," Freya

clearly satisfied. "I

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Kristian about

know. Once he was back on

his hands together in his mind at

"And one more thing"

"Yes, Ms. Briggs?

squeezing more money out of Kristian once he's better."

he been that transparent? Her sharp gaze

impressive pedigree and sharp mind-he was unmatched in his field- his appetite

go home and enjoy the riches waiting for him instead of scheming for more