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.

response was brief.

becoming more insistent, a trace of concern creeping into his voice as though he believed this could be crucial for Freya’s future happiness. “Trust me, he really is a

her lips together. Was Alan really going to persist until

Alan didn’t relent. “So?”

that I know he’s not a good match for me.” Freya’s voice remained steady, and her

was stunned. “What did you

part is

is my ex-husband. I just returned after finalizing our divorce a few days ago.” Freya didn’t offer further details about the cause of the divorce,

that she was joking—but her face remained unchanged. Married? And

father know about this?” Alan’s heart

should go handle your business with them. I need to get

Alan called

her expression as steady as ever, as though everything she’d said was nothing out

with me?”

“No.”