She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 302 Kristian's Whole Presence Had...

"If you don't want to go, you don't have to." Freya, curious to see just how long Kristian could keep up his little charade, turned smoothly to Gerard and instructed, "Figure out a solution for what you mentioned earlier. If you can't manage it, I'll shoulder the losses myself."

Gerard stiffened, his entire frame locking up. How was he even supposed to answer that?

"Go wash up," Freya said coolly to Kristian, stepping neatly between him and Gerard to break their line of sight. "I'll go wake Sheila for breakfast."

"Freya..." Kristian faltered, completely thrown off.

He tried to send Gerard some sort of signal, but Freya had positioned herself so he couldn't see Gerard's face. If this kept up, wouldn't Gerard's visit end up being for nothing?

Still, Freya chose to play along with his little show. "What's wrong?"

"Maybe I should just go with him," Kristian said, acting as though he had carefully mulled it over, sounding surprisingly mature. "He came so early. It must be something important."

"Yes, exactly!" Gerard echoed quickly, seizing the chance.

Freya turned to Kristian, her tone easy, as if they were just chatting. "Didn't you say you didn't want to go?"

"I was just afraid you'd hand me over to him and leave me behind," Kristian answered, his voice firm, his logic irrefutable. “But now I know you wouldn't do that."

"You really want to go?"

"Yeah." He nodded obediently.

Freya flicked a glance at Gerard before giving Kristian a few casual instructions. "Alright. If you're not happy over there, call me. I'll send a bodyguard to bring you back."

"Alright," Kristian agreed without a second's hesitation.

After exchanging just a few words with Freya, Gerard took Kristian away.

To stay in the loop about Kristian's situation, Freya asked Gerard to keep her updated about whatever they discussed. Gerard agreed without objection.

On the drive, Kristian sat quietly in the passenger seat.

Gerard found himself utterly unable to guess what Kristian was thinking.

Even though he had the mind of a five-year-old, Kristian carried an undeniable air of command.

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Gerard most was how different

and manners, acting like the perfect, well-behaved child. But now, the warmth

him. "If you keep

along, so

couldn't help but be intrigued by Kristian's

you remember something, Mr.

you want?" Kristian shot back, stubbornness burning in his

be?"

fell silent, at a

nothing for the rest of the drive, quietly steering

at before.

throughout getting out of the car, heading home, and getting ready to talk, Gerard-who was usually quick on the uptake-kept his wits about him, carefully observing that Kristian's aura of command was very

cry from the way Kristian behaved

coffee and finally

don't want anyone else to know what we talk about today,

gave a violent lurch, but he forced himself to stay composed. He reassured himself that Kristian hadn't fully recovered

practiced smile, Gerard replied, "Don't worry, Mr. Shaw. My lips are

between me and her," Kristian demanded,

around why he and Freya would have

"Even though you two were married for only two years, there's a lot to

might miss something. It'd take more than a

of telling all that to someone who

wondered if Gerard

like Lawrence.

after thinking it over, launched into a recounting of everything-how Kristian and Freya met, married, talked about divorce,

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finished, it was

he spoke, Kristian's expression,

in his eyes had shifted subtly and

it was unmistakable that Kristian's mind was no longer that of

his words with precision, his heart still pounding wildly. "If you want to know more

kept his

kind of relationship he and

Shaw?" Gerard called

saving Freya." Kristian looked up, every shred of emotion wiped from his face.