She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 560:

Kristian accepted the files wordlessly, skimmed through them, and signed without hesitation.

He answered the questions in short, clipped sentences.

By the time he was done, it was already past seven.

“You don’t need to wait up for me. Head home,” Kristian said, his tone flat and detached.

Gerard lingered for a second. “You sure?”

“Yeah.”

“Alright.”

“Mhm.”

Their exchange was brief—devoid of their usual rhythm. Kristian wasn’t in the mood for small talk today.

sympathy. Still, he knew better. Kristian had brought this on himself. Even

paused. “Should we loop in Ms. Briggs? She’s been digging into

her. Think of it as… my way of making things right.” He

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replied, then

plans to meet up with Zander, who was in Alerith for a shoot, and the two caught up over drinks. In the dim, private room of a nightclub, Kristian downed glass after glass, finishing off

placed a hand over his.

respond. His gaze

stop him again. He simply toyed with the rim of his glass and mused aloud, “You’ve never failed at work. And even if you had, you wouldn’t let it get to you. Your family’s fine, everyone’s healthy.

refill it this time. “So it’s either Freya or Ashley,” Zander

filming to keep up with Kristian’s personal life. He had no idea

you think Freya is?”

opinions without reason. “But from what little I’ve

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