She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 437:

Then she answered with calm assurance, “He’s not that kind of man.”

“Just help me out,” Alan pleaded, trying his best to channel all the charm of a helpless, wide-eyed puppy. “If it stays, I’ll obsess over it nonstop and won’t be able to concentrate at work.”

Freya stared at him.

He even started acting cutesy in desperation, like a mischievous kitten trying to win sympathy.

Freya had a soft spot for good-looking things—and people—and Alan, being her cousin who always treated her kindly, easily fell into that category.

“Fine. I’ll ask him. But if he refuses, we’re not pushing it,” Freya clarified, laying down her boundaries.

Alan nodded quickly.

In his mind, Kristian’s behavior today had already betrayed his feelings for Freya.

If she asked, Alan was sure Kristian would give in.

through her words

shift and asked, “Did

“Yes. I do.”

but there was something in his eyes when he

asked plainly,

dramatic monologue. What did that look mean? Was Kristian

Alan made up his mind without a flicker of hesitation. There was no way he could go along

where

a heartbeat or two, Alan’s imagination had already spun the entire situation into a full-blown soap

it was Freya he looked at when he

He’d seen

the shift in Alan’s

turned to Kristian with cool composure. “What

said, the words

earlier when he’d asked if they’d

original plan had been to send Freya off with food via Gerard, knowing she

now, the opportunity was right here, and he wasn’t letting it