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?”

who lies without blinking?

Kristian knew he was lying, hearing her say it so plainly

him,” Freya said, her tone leaving no room for argument. She didn’t want her plans derailed again. And she sure as hell didn’t want more ties to

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

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

“Yes, I do.”

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The words tumbled out of Kristian’s mouth

him, incredulous.

Gerard jumped in with a well-timed distraction. “Anyway, Ms. Briggs—why was Melvin

coolly, “Putting on

Gerard completely out of the loop. Now that he understood, he didn’t press any further. “So, whose place are we headed

and Freya spoke in

lips together,