She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 753:

To stay in the loop about Kristian’s situation, Freya asked Gerard to keep her updated about whatever they discussed. Gerard agreed without objection.

On the drive, Kristian sat quietly in the passenger seat.

Gerard found himself utterly unable to guess what Kristian was thinking. Even though he had the mind of a five-year-old, Kristian carried an undeniable air of command.

What struck Gerard most was how different Kristian had been around Freya earlier. With her, Kristian had been all sweetness and manners, acting like the perfect, well-behaved child. But now, the warmth from before had completely vanished, replaced by a chill that made Gerard instinctively uneasy.

“Gerard,” Kristian said, sharp gaze cutting over to him. “If you keep staring at me instead of the road, you’re going to crash.”

Gerard had been driving carefully all along, so there was no real danger. Still, he couldn’t help but be intrigued by Kristian’s sudden change. “Did you remember something, Mr. Shaw?” he asked cautiously.

“Is that what you want?” Kristian shot back, stubbornness burning in his voice. “Am I not as good as I used to be?”

for words. He said nothing for the rest of the drive, quietly steering them back to

out of the car, heading home, and getting ready to talk, Gerard—who was usually quick on the uptake—kept his wits about him, carefully observing that Kristian’s aura of command was very real. And it was a far cry from the way

he poured him some coffee and finally sat across from

don’t want anyone else to know what we talk about

composed. He reassured himself

doors

“Don’t worry, Mr.

me everything about what happened between me and her,” Kristian demanded, “especially

concept of divorce, but couldn’t wrap his head around why he and Freya would have gone through it. Had he really been that

a lot to cover, and if I tried to cram it all at

point of telling all that to someone who thought like

he wondered if Gerard really was his assistant. Why was he dragging