She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 555:

“It’s just a toy. It doesn’t mean anything,” Norah shrugged. “Can’t a girl hold on to a keepsake from the first man who once felt like a hero?” But as the words left her lips, her mind wandered.

She had been waiting for her brother outside school when trouble found her. Kristian had appeared like a scene from a movie—driven by instinct, scaring off the bullies. Then, he’d bought her that toy, a small comfort for her tears.

She knew Kristian only saw her as his friend’s younger sister—nothing more.

But for a young girl, admiration easily blossomed into infatuation when a man was both righteous and striking.

Before she knew it, Kristian had taken root in her heart.

“If it was just a keepsake, then why did your grandpa approach Lionel with a marriage proposal once you came of age?” Freya’s tone was smooth, but cool as ice.

Norah’s brows twitched ever so slightly. Was Freya out of her mind, dredging up something from that far back?

exactly are you trying to say?”

deep and followed the threads,” Freya said. “And what I found was chilling. Every incident was carried out by men infatuated with you. But let’s be real—would they

curtain always made

herself. “You’re not making

truly believe that walking away without

has fresh

had Norah’s fingerprints all over it—just hidden beneath a pair of

hadn’t played detective, combing through events with a fine-toothed comb, she might never have guessed Norah

was that of a woman with a heart

out a soft chuckle. “I’ve always followed the law. Whatever accusations you’re tossing

do you think Damon will do if he hears about

the cracks of justice, immune to legal punishment for lack of proof—but they’re not safe

but time and distance had worn away their

hide from something I didn’t do,” Norah said, her eyes locked on Freya’s. “Besides, Damon has enough fires to put