She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 432:

Remembering how he’d used her phone to call Gerard the night before, she hesitated for a second. Just in case he caught a glimpse of what she’d previously labeled him, she quickly updated his contact name to “Kristian.”

But the more she thought about it, the more self-conscious she felt. That kind of precaution was suspicious in itself.

So in the end, she switched it back to “Jerk,” as if to remind herself not to fall too deep into that murky water.

After putting her phone away, she headed to Alan’s office.

Inside, he hadn’t accomplished a single thing all day.

Paperwork had piled up on his desk.

“What’s wrong with you?” Freya asked, noting the slump in his shoulders and the haze behind his eyes. “You look half-dead. Are you—”

“No.”

“Then what is it?” Her eyes scanned him like a lie detector.

replied in a tone as

he had survived the day was

discuss work or drop off documents, he had to snap into action, forcing a mask of energy onto his weary face. The second they left, he deflated

had he felt so

could see it plain as day—he was running from the situation. “Then go through these files. I’ll

courage.” Alan turned her down. She had said she wanted to keep a respectful

argue. She merely said, “Take your

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called out,

couldn’t go

alone, what if Kristian

Freya there,

at him with a mix of

Alan finally said, “Help me finish these documents first. Just give me one last

She

and rushed after her, stepping in front of the door like a human barricade. “Mina,

the older cousin,”