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 on behind

gaze landed on Ellis standing beside Freya, that old feeling crept in again-like fate had dealt

assumed Ellis was just some guy on a mission. But clearly,

beneath the surface.

let the words trail

"We're here to see Kristian Shaw. Is

time?"

still in a fragile state, so you'll have to observe him through

"Alright," Ellis responded.

pair down a corridor that looked like

the two layers of security doors before

a wide panel of

more or less the

but it still lacked any real color. His eyes were shut tight, sunken slightly into his face, as if locked in

noting they hadn't picked up on anything strange. "Since Kristian seems to want a bit of distance now, it might be better if you contacted me directly for updates. I'll call if there's any

that day didn't sit right

Lawrence

"Alright," she finally said.

relief

a bit longer, Freya asked him

it over without a

neither she nor Ellis

they were about to head out, Freya, her mind still

during his treatment, just

the expenses?"

of

Lawrence was clearly satisfied.

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about this,"

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 without a

already rubbing his hands together in his mind at the thought of the cash rolling in. "Of

"And one more thing"

"Yes, Ms. Briggs?

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

momentarily at a loss for words. Had he been that

and sharp mind-he was unmatched in his field- his

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