She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 425:

This time, Kristian didn’t try to stop her.

Together, they quietly busied themselves, putting things back in order, piece by piece.

Knowing all too well how particular Kristian was about cleanliness, Freya asked where the spare bed sheets and blanket were. After he pointed them out, she replaced the ones in the master bedroom that Alan had ruined.

By the time Kristian had finished tidying the rest of the place, he looked up to see Freya still moving around, her silhouette weaving gently through the room.

He walked over and took the blanket from her hands, his voice composed and even. “The guest room’s ready. Go wash up and get some sleep.”

He hadn’t forgotten how religiously Freya stuck to her sleep schedule.

“No…” Freya began, but before the words could fully leave her lips, Kristian was already standing beside her.

His shoulder brushed lightly against hers, and she caught that familiar, crisp scent that clung to him.

away, Kristian reached out and took the

the change in atmosphere, Freya shifted slightly to

wasn’t one to get swept up in sentimentality, but right then, something about Kristian’s

was distant, he was impossible to approach. But when

his striking features, polished manners, and athletic frame, Kristian carried himself with an air of refinement. And that scent—clean, subtle—always seemed to sneak up on her, lodging itself somewhere between memory and emotion. From afar, it was manageable. Up close, it left her heart skipping. It was indeed true that

break whatever moment had begun to form when Kristian called

?????

as ever, untouched by

he asked suddenly, his voice softer, touched with something

gentle tone, her gaze would instinctively drift to his face, and her

Just like now.

giving it much thought, she answered,

Kristian said, the corners of his lips lifting into

as if to tousle her hair, but stopped midway, remembering the distance that still existed between them. After

off—she wasn’t fond of casual affection from those she wasn’t close to—but