Chapter 687:

“It’s too early to tell. We won’t be able to run a full assessment until his external injuries have healed.” He didn’t sugarcoat it.

Freya told him she’d be there as soon as she could, then ended the call. By the time she landed, it was already past nine.

She headed straight to the hospital where Kristian was being treated, hoping Lawrence could get him transferred to his own facility right away.

But when she got there, Kristian’s room was empty. Her stomach dropped. She checked every room in the ward, but found no trace of him.

Panic rising, she pulled out her phone and called Lawrence.

She heard the ringtone echoing faintly down the corridor.

As she followed the sound, Lawrence appeared at the end of the hallway, casually dressed, a faint smile on his lips. “Ms. Briggs, over here.”

“Where’s Kristian?” Freya asked sharply.

He should be arriving at my

together. She didn’t buy it. “Then why are you still

to wait on the family consent form. And—” He paused, his eyes shifting, a shadow of something else flickering

didn’t budge.

a message for you. From Kristian,” Lawrence said

respond, but she didn’t look away

this wouldn’t be

she wouldn’t be able to

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in his pockets. “All the misunderstandings, the broken trust, whatever debt he owed you—he’s repaid it with

her, but she knew his pride. A

so hard

“Let me see him. I want to hear it from him

of the picture for his own benefit. She couldn’t afford to risk Kristian waking

Lawrence just kept playing his part. “He doesn’t want to see you. How

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