She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 410:

“Why don’t you just work full-time at Briggs Group? I’ll throw in a raise,” he joked, though his curiosity was genuine.

Freya sidestepped the topic with a quick excuse. “I need to get back to work.”

“Hold on!” He stopped her. “Someone from Shaw Group is here. Come with me to greet them.”

He added with a curious glint in his eye, “I’ve been keeping an eye on Kristian Shaw these past few days, and I’ve realized—he’s not as cold as I thought.”

Freya exhaled inwardly. She could already see where this was going.

“Weren’t you the one who said he wasn’t right for me?”

“I don’t really know him,” Alan explained, his voice calm and measured. “Our dealings with the Shaw Group mostly occur through their branch in Alerith. I hardly ever meet Kristian face-to-face. At our last dinner, though, I made sure to watch him closely. He’s a solid man, someone you could consider for marriage.”

There was a spark of enthusiasm in Alan’s voice.

was brief.

a chance?” Alan’s tone shifted, becoming more insistent, a trace of concern creeping into

pressed her lips together. Was Alan really going

Alan didn’t relent. “So?”

her expression was calm as she met his gaze. “I spent the last

was stunned. “What did you just

part is at

after finalizing our divorce a few days ago.”

joking—but her face remained unchanged. Married? And now… divorced? They’d been married and

father know about this?” Alan’s heart

Freya answered plainly. “You should go handle your business with them.

called

as steady as ever, as though

with me?”

“No.”