She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 452:

Lionel positioned another chess piece on the board and, observing the palpable tension between the two, couldn’t resist admonishing Kristian.

“Couldn’t you manage a few additional words?”

Kristian stood speechless, words failing him entirely.

“Kristian specially prepared these juices when he heard you were visiting,” Lionel continued, eagerly playing matchmaker as he addressed Freya, hoping to dissolve the awkwardness between them. “Sample them and tell us which you prefer. He can prepare more for you afterward.”

Freya hesitated, her eyes drifting over the tempting array of beverages before she firmly stated, “No need for such trouble. Water will suffice.”

“How can you possibly settle for mere water? This rascal wronged you previously. Now’s your perfect opportunity to make demands of him,” Lionel declared bluntly. “Don’t you wish to exact some well-deserved revenge?”

For the first time, Freya found herself needing to concentrate intensely on her next chess move.

his motives, she couldn’t simply acquiesce. “That’s not important,” she

your birthday. Your happiness takes precedence

out of protective anger, but now he felt absolute certainty in this assessment. A pretty face meant nothing when paired with an inability to demonstrate the thoughtfulness that came so naturally to Freya. Better for Kristian to remain eternally single than

the remainder of the day, Lionel abandoned his

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birthday, and he refused to

Kristian found

chess, treating him as though he’d vanished

concluded, Lionel

help, clearly treasuring the set she had gifted him. He handled

assist, Lionel swatted it away immediately,

with a wave.

parted slightly as he reminded them, “I’ll need

biting retort but ultimately swallowed his words. He inquired after securing the chess