Chapter 625:

If not for sheer willpower, tears might have welled in his eyes and blurred the world again.

“Happy birthday,” Freya said, her voice soft, layered with complicated feelings. His expression clearly took her by surprise.

Her words sent a flicker of warmth through the chill in his chest. He looked at her intently, as though he was trying to memorize every detail of her face.

After a long, weighted pause, he murmured, his voice rough and low, “Thank you.”

Their eyes stayed locked, the world around them momentarily dissolving into silence.

Eventually, Kristian stepped out of the car.

The soft thud of the door closing felt like the end of something. Like a curtain falling. Freya drove forward.

As she pulled out of the parking lot, she rolled down the window. The rush of cold air grounded her, helping her gather herself.

So this was what it felt like—when someone who once meant everything finally said sorry.

worst had already passed, apologies started to lose their power. Life pushed forward. As for the past, Freya had already made her

she let it

might have let go, but Kristian

closed, mind replaying every moment that had

“I forgive you” and “Happy

𝗱𝘁𝗵𝓮 𝗰𝗵𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 @

warmth—now only held a

All he knew was that Kristian was in a dark place. He

silence lasted about half an hour

at the

He picked up. “Hello.”

at Kristian in the back seat and answered in his usual tone, “There’s

Liam replied. “Tell him to

“Okay.”

“By the way.”

“Yes?”

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