Chapter 436:

Once Alan disappeared inside, it was just Freya and Kristian left standing outside.

Neither of them said a word.

With anyone else, the silence might have turned awkward, even stifling. But between Freya and Kristian, there was a strange, unspoken ease—an odd sort of chemistry that needed no conversation.

Inside the restroom, Alan pulled out his phone and typed out a few messages to Freya.

“Please do me a favor and ask Kristian to delete last night’s surveillance footage.”

“Just this once, and I swear I’ll listen to anything you say after this. Please, Mina?”

He waited patiently.

Freya always replied as soon as she saw his messages.

But one minute passed. Then two. Three… By the time five had crawled by, there was still nothing from her.

again,

even glancing

it to silent mode in the evenings, and tonight

they’d been idly standing, finally spoke. “Why don’t we sit in

Freya murmured in

on the sofa,

had no interest in small talk and only wanted to leave—he respected

sign

fantastic tales on

her phone to check on him, the sound of the

at him, puzzled. What

the two of them seated, Alan felt a sigh rise

that Freya must have had her phone

her feet

Kristian also stood.

Alan didn’t budge. He stayed rooted in

hopes she’d get

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