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

the

snap into action, forcing a mask of energy onto

life had he felt so

the situation. “Then go through these files. I’ll deal with

just… gathering the courage.” Alan turned her down. She had said she wanted to keep a respectful distance from Kristian,

argue. She merely said, “Take your

𝖘𝖊𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖊

called out, blocking her

couldn’t go by

place alone,

Freya there, Kristian might

him with a mix of curiosity and

Alan finally said, “Help me finish these documents

She didn’t

immediately sprang from his chair and rushed after her, stepping in front

older cousin,”