Chapter 748:

Isaac lifted a brow in surprise. Insecure? His son, of all people?

“Are you sure he’s not just putting on an act?” Isaac asked, his tone thick with doubt. What Freya described sounded nothing like the boy he remembered.

“I’m sure he’s not pretending. He’s already asked me a few times if I don’t want him anymore.” Freya hesitated, knowing full well that saying this might make Isaac think she hadn’t been taking good enough care of Kristian, but honesty won out. “I just get this strong feeling he’s really lacking a sense of security.”

If there was any truth to what Ellis had mentioned about Kristian competing for her affection, then maybe his whole way of thinking needed to be examined a little more closely.

“Is he now?” Isaac asked.

“He went back to his room,” Freya said truthfully. “Do you want to talk to him?”

“Put him on the phone,” Isaac said, his voice steady, giving nothing away. “I’ll have a little word with him.”

“Alright.”

door. On the way, she thought to ask, “By the way, was Kristian

all,” Isaac answered immediately, recalling it without hesitation. Back in those days, whenever Isaac would fake an injury to win sympathy from his wife, Kristian would secretly grumble that his father wasn’t tough enough. Isaac used to chalk it up to childish bravado, but later realized Kristian actually had an iron tolerance for

do you ask?” Isaac quickly zeroed in on the key point. “Is he pretending to be hurt just to

mulled it over for a second. “I don’t think he’s faking it. I think he’s

brows furrowed slightly

standing there again, Kristian instantly assumed she was back to lecture him. He was

𝖋𝖎𝖑𝖊 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙 𝖆𝖕𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖊𝖉 𝖔𝖓

but he was afraid Freya would get mad if he refused, so he reluctantly reached out and took the

left the space for Kristian and his father to speak

balcony, slumped into a chair, and muttered in

lazy smile tugging at his lips. “Are you looking for

it hadn’t been for the thought that Freya would be upset if he hung up, he would have

me Dad,” Isaac

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