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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coat. He looked every bit the professional-warm, polished-but no one could ever read what was going on behind

old feeling crept in

Butterfly Island, he'd assumed Ellis was just some guy on

beneath the surface.

Lambert, you..." Lawrence let the

flinch. "We're here to see Kristian Shaw. Is now a

time?"

you'll have to observe him through the glass. No entering the room," Lawrence said, his voice calm and

"Alright," Ellis responded.

down a corridor

fiction flick. They passed the two layers of security

on the wall, and a wide panel of the wall slid aside

or less

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

now, it might be better if you contacted me directly for updates. I'll call if there's any news. Sound good?" Freya pressed her lips together but didn't

day didn't sit

Briggs?" Lawrence

"Alright," she finally said.

relief swept

Freya asked him

it over without

neither she

head out, Freya, her mind still on Kristian,

"If there's anything you need help with during his treatment, just

about the expenses?"

care of it," Freya

was clearly satisfied. "I admire generous

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about this," she

Kristian didn't want any more ties to her, there was no reason for him to know. Once he was back on his feet, they could walk their separate paths

mind at the thought of the cash rolling

"And one more thing"

"Yes, Ms. Briggs?

squeezing more money out of Kristian

words. Had he been that transparent? Her sharp gaze told him she'd hit the

unmatched in his field-

wondered why he didn't just go home and enjoy the riches waiting for him