Chapter 424:

Kristian turned to Freya and gave her a quiet nod, signaling that it was safe to enter.

Freya stepped into the room, and the moment Alan saw her, he charged at her and pulled her into a tight hug. “Mina! Thank God you’re okay! I was terrified he’d killed you!”

Both Freya and Kristian stood in silence, caught off guard by the bizarre display.

“I’ve already made peace with him,” Freya said, humoring Alan’s drunken delusions, her voice calm and flat. “Now sit down. I’ll whip up something to flush the poison out of your system.”

“Okay,” Alan mumbled. He shuffled to the couch, slumped over, and promptly passed out.

Freya frowned.

Just as she was about to prepare some honey water, her eyes landed on a shattered phone lying on the floor.

Her mind went into a spin. “Is that your phone?” she asked.

said with a shrug, his voice

cousin off alcohol for

a favor from you later,” Kristian said, his eyes on Freya,

feeling guilty over everything, Freya

some important files on my phone—ones I didn’t back up. Now that it’s broken, I’ll need

least I can

didn’t add anything else. Freya took a cup from the kitchen, filled

space, she surveyed the full extent of the

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bedroom, even the guest room—each looked like a war zone. Only

water. Kristian helped

strange, nostalgic feeling in Freya, like she’d been transported back to the early days of their marriage. Back then,

set the cup aside and let Alan sleep

cleaning,” she said, unable to take the chaos any longer. Her cousin had made the mess. It only made sense

Kristian gently reached out and took her wrist. His hand was warm, his touch light—but it sent a faint tremor

away when Kristian spoke. “Hold off on that for a second.

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