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?”

loss for words. He said nothing for the rest of the drive, quietly steering them back to the apartment complex they had

heading home, and getting ready to talk, Gerard—who was usually quick on the uptake—kept his wits about

poured him some coffee and finally sat across from

don’t want anyone else to know what we talk about today, especially Freya,” Kristian said

lurch, but he forced himself to stay composed. He

doors

“Don’t worry, Mr. Shaw. My lips

about what happened between me and

and Freya would have gone through it. Had he really been that unworthy of her

you two were married for only two years, there’s a lot to

what was the point of telling all that to

the important parts,” Kristian said, already growing impatient. For the umpteenth time, he wondered if Gerard really was his assistant. Why was he dragging out something so simple? He was