She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 537:

His tone, his choices—none of it added up.

“Why would we investigate Melvin?” Gerard cut in, visibly confused.

Freya took note of his reaction. So Gerard was out of the loop?

“I’m not investigating him,” Kristian replied. “If you don’t believe me, check it out yourself. With your skills, it won’t be hard.”

“Normally, it wouldn’t be,” Freya said, her voice tinged with doubt. “But if you’re using your hidden resources, I might not be able to find anything.”

She had always known that Kristian had access to power and connections far beyond the public eye. Some trails simply couldn’t be followed through ordinary channels.

Kristian’s expression darkened. “Am I really that untrustworthy in your eyes?”

a man who lies without blinking? What gives you the nerve

knew he was lying, hearing her say it so plainly made his

my business with him,” Freya said, her tone leaving no room for argument. She didn’t want her plans derailed again. And she

Kristian targeting Melvin either. If push came to shove, Melvin had

Hearing Freya speak up for another man with such conviction, something inside him snapped. “You

“Yes, I do.”

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The words tumbled out

at him, incredulous. “That’s none of

Kristian was on the verge of saying something wildly inappropriate again, Gerard jumped in with a well-timed distraction. “Anyway, Ms.

coolly, “Putting

a hushed tone, leaving Gerard completely out of the loop. Now that he understood, he didn’t press any further. “So, whose

place,” Kristian and Freya

lips together, unsure who to