She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 774:

“Just doing my job,” Gerard replied with his well-worn grin. He then added, as Kristian had instructed, “By the way, Ms. Briggs, my boss hasn’t eaten anything since noon. Said he didn’t have an appetite.”

“He skipped two meals?” Freya’s brow creased with concern.

“He picked at lunch, barely touched anything,” Gerard silently begged for forgiveness with his eyes but stuck to the script. “I made all his favorite dishes for dinner, but he didn’t take a single bite.”

“Freya…” Kristian tugged gently at her sleeve, his expression woeful. Gerard nearly laughed. Kristian’s performance was nothing short of theatrical.

The way he could flip between childish innocence and mature calculation—honestly, it was uncanny. “Why didn’t you eat?” Freya asked evenly.

“You weren’t here. I didn’t feel like eating,” Kristian dropped his gaze, his voice soft and muffled.

“What do you want to eat?” Freya asked, unwilling to let him go to bed hungry. “I’ll take you out for supper.”

to stay

home first,” Ellis said, stepping out of the car and casting a glance

to care for Kristian, and she didn’t want to trouble Ellis. But Ellis didn’t give her

the

sharp bend in the road, he shifted on purpose, trying to reach for Freya. But the sudden tilt of the car flung him sideways into

turned to check

slipped,” Kristian said plaintively, rubbing his head and arm.

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when we get home.

“Freya…”

“What is it?”

ask him to drive slower?” Kristian really knew how to play the

her voice level. “The car isn’t going

head, looking properly chastised. He looked for all the world like a scolded child

wanted to comfort him but didn’t know how. Ellis really