Chapter 696:

If not for what happened back then, she and Kristian would’ve been the kind of couple people envied.

Freya paused for a moment before continuing. “There’s something I’d like you to do for me.”

“Go ahead,” Gerard said.

“When Kristian comes back, don’t tell him I had anything to do with Shaw Group’s affairs. Don’t mention a thing.” Freya didn’t want to get into another argument with Kristian. “Just say it was all you.”

Gerard looked puzzled. “Why?”

Shouldn’t Kristian know who helped him?

“He doesn’t want anything to do with me. He doesn’t want to owe me.” Freya didn’t sugarcoat it, even though she knew Gerard wouldn’t fully understand. “If he finds out after he recovers, it’ll only cause more conflict.”

fighting. She just wanted Kristian to get better, and when that day came, they’d go back to being

his lips into a thin line, wanting to speak but

me,” Freya said, handing him

“Okay.” Gerard accepted it.

Gerard finally made his way to

in the office himself. There was no way he could pass the reins back to the branch leader—one wrong move and everything could

treatment, Gerard had to stay sharp and keep a tight grip on

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out about Kristian’s

apparent that Kristian wouldn’t recover anytime soon, Freya had already put online safeguards in place. Anything concerning Kristian was blocked before it even

all of it to keep Melinda and

leaving the office, Freya returned to her car. She dropped into the driver’s seat, leaned back, and let her thoughts drift aimlessly. It was only today, through Gerard, that she pieced together what Jacob meant about

she was being taken away, he had still been lying in a hospital bed, burning with fever and

for days, and before it finally broke, he

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