Chapter 690:

“Understood,” the assistant replied.

Lawrence owned medical facilities both domestically and overseas. Given Kristian’s fragile state and the time needed for healing, he’d only brought him to the local facility.

Looking in at Kristian, still reliant on supplemental oxygen, Lawrence sighed—probably for the hundredth time that night.

There was no real improvement.

He had lied to Freya. Kristian wasn’t out of the critical window yet.

If Freya had been a little calmer back then—sharper, more attentive—she might’ve picked up on the gaps, the odd bits that didn’t quite add up.

But people weren’t machines. Even the smartest, most logical minds could miss things, and sometimes, life didn’t hand you a second chance to double-check.

Over the next two days, Freya got things in order at Anita International before meeting up with Jacob.

Kristian’s bullet had already been removed, and technically, Jacob’s role was done. Still, she wanted to see things for herself.

Jacob had always been tight, and he answered all her questions without holding back. He also agreed to the favor she

to Kristian’s case—tracking his vitals, digging through

caught a lead. Just as he did, his

here to see

away. No need to lose

assistant muttered, his expression uneasy. “You’ll

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attention.

Prescott,” the assistant

Lawrence went quiet.

paths, Jacob was sarcastic. Why was he

“Mr. Hayes?”

“I heard you.”

he was working on, straightened

casual one he wore around Kristian, or the easygoing version he showed

polished and high-tech

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