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 to even

her

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

concerned about Kristian targeting Melvin either. If push came to shove, Melvin had the full weight

man with such conviction, something inside him snapped. “You care about him that

“Yes, I do.”

𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹

The words tumbled out of Kristian’s mouth before he could stop

stared at him, incredulous.

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

“Putting on

words, Gerard pieced it all together. Earlier, Freya had only explained things to Kristian in a hushed tone, leaving Gerard completely out of the loop. Now that he understood,

place,” Kristian and Freya spoke in

his lips together, unsure