Chapter 435:

A memory flickered through Freya’s mind, a remnant from her days of binge-watching dramas, where a joke had circulated: “If the villain is handsome, his misdeeds are often overlooked.”

Back then, she had scoffed, never finding the villains particularly magnetic.

But now, as she observed Kristian—transformed into a persona that seemed almost unnatural—Freya’s instincts sharpened.

Although his actions toward her were far less sinister than any villain’s, his striking looks and mesmerizing voice made it perilously easy to gloss over any past conflicts.

Kristian caught the subtle shift in Freya’s demeanor from serene to wary, and though his face betrayed nothing, confusion flickered through his mind.

He hadn’t made a single move, yet Freya seemed tensed, as if bracing for an unwelcome surprise.

“Alan.” Freya’s voice cut through the tense silence, sharp and commanding.

camera footage. Her call jolted him from his focus, and he strode toward the study with a quick, determined

them, his expression had shifted into a

last night to

“Mr. Shaw, are you sure it’s only 999 dollars?” His gaze had swept over the array of high-end smart

from the previous night’s chaos

affirmed, his expression

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙

dispute the amount, Alan reluctantly processed the transfer, his mind still wrestling with

replacing the damaged items and had even managed

Alan declared, presenting the transaction

Kristian had indeed received the payment, Freya sensed it was their cue to depart, the air thick with unspoken tension. “If you think

concurred, his voice tinged with a touch

but it was palpable that she still didn’t want to

awkward than they already were. Freya responded with a noncommittal

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