Chapter 390:

Gerard nearly dropped the phone. How did he know? Did Melvin have surveillance on him?

Before Gerard could piece it together, Melvin continued, “I have a message for your boss. Pass it on, would you?”

“What is it?” Gerard glanced nervously at Kristian.

Melvin didn’t flinch. “Tell him to give up on Freya. She needs someone who’s steady and sincere—someone who treats her right. Your boss is indecisive and fickle. He’s not good enough for her.”

Gerard stayed silent, his mind racing.

Why didn’t Melvin confront Kristian directly?

Melvin had put him in a precarious position!

“And honestly, if he had any decency as an ex-husband, he’d stop hovering around his ex-wife all the time,” Melvin remarked, his voice laced with annoyance. “Freya won’t be fooled by a few days of attention; he can’t just swoop in and win her back like that.”

heart slammed against his

frosty attitude truly scared

Melvin added, eyes

panic gnawing at him. There was more? Wasn’t it bad

any dignity, he’ll back off,”

waiting for a response, he ended the call with a heartless click. His words kept replaying in Gerard’s

managed a weak smile and said, “Melvin has a strange sense

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗏𝗲𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖋𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗀𝖆𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒𝚌𝗼𝗺

never joking!” Freya shot back sharply, her voice

his emotions teetering as if on a

compounded his distress, twisting the knife deeper

of the car—” Kristian seemed unaffected by the earlier conversation, displaying a calm that bordered on indifference. He didn’t pick up any hint of possessiveness or romantic affection from Melvin toward Freya, nor did

him, Melvin’s stance was that of a person merely

he’s never even been in a relationship, then why is he trying to fake one with someone else?” Lifting his eyelids slowly, his gaze was deep, his eyes a well of secrets. “Imagine how awkward it would be if his act

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