Chapter 459:

Cyril blinked in surprise. “Huh?”

The notion hadn’t even occurred to him.

“But… Kristian’s presence is so intimidating. I couldn’t bring myself to speak up.”

While their exchange remained straightforward, the interaction between Kristian and Freya unfolded quite differently.

After settling into the car, Freya turned to him. “What exactly are we retrieving?”

Kristian ignited the engine silently, steering toward his family home.

Several minutes passed before he finally broke the silence. “The retrieval was merely a pretext. I sensed your discomfort back there, so I fabricated an excuse to extract you from the situation.”

“Then you can let me out here,” Freya stated, her voice devoid of emotion.

stopping and continued driving directly to the Shaw

and closed her

destination, Kristian exited

open her door, he

with the place, Kristian first treated her to lunch, then requested she wait while he

in agreement and found a comfortable spot to

F1RST 0n

minutes later,

wore a sophisticated charcoal gray suit complemented by a crisp white shirt underneath, creating a layered effect that heightened

couldn’t deny that Kristian embodied that

while the suit rendered him

undeniably, strikingly

about to ask if they were departing,

you return later?” Hugh questioned, still contemplating how to address the Shaw family

“Yes,” Freya confirmed.

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