She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 678:

With resentment simmering under the surface, Lawrence gripped the paper tightly, his gaze fixed on it for what felt like an eternity. “Can’t we shave off a little more?” he asked again, though the hope in his voice was fading.

“Three seconds,” Jacob replied coolly.

Lawrence had no words. He hadn’t felt this tangled up in conflicting emotions in a long time.

With heavy reluctance, he signed his name, his mind already set on reclaiming every cent from Kristian.

He handed the paper over and said, “Don’t worry. I’ll stick to my end of the deal.”

Jacob gave the page a quick glance and replied with a cutting, “I don’t trust you.”

Lawrence was left speechless once more.

Damn it. They really couldn’t see eye to eye.

“The person you need to save is inside,” Lawrence said, regaining his focus. “The situation’s urgent. Follow me.”

his tone utterly

Now what?

explanation, Jacob waved the document

sight, curious to see who could possibly warrant that kind of attention, and spotted Freya stepping out from the driver’s seat, her expression

to Jacob, eyebrows raised. “Why’d you

so much as blink, his

in his hand a quick glance, then looked at

passing her the document. “Keep it

where

cursory inspection, then tucked it away. The whole exchange left Lawrence scratching his head. He looked back at Jacob and asked,

Jacob didn’t answer.

to

you and Freya in love?”

businesslike.

That shut Lawrence up.

swallowed hard, glancing between Jacob and