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.”

really wanted was to stay close

go home first,” Ellis said, stepping out of the car and casting a glance at Kristian. “I’ll cook for

Kristian, and she didn’t want to trouble Ellis. But Ellis didn’t give her the chance. He gently nudged both her and

the

A shadow flickered through his gaze. At a sharp bend in the road, he shifted

check

slipped,” Kristian said plaintively, rubbing his

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“I’ll check it when we get home.

“Freya…”

“What is it?”

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

his eyes darkening. Freya kept her voice level. “The car isn’t going very fast. Just sit still, and you’ll be

his head, looking properly chastised. He looked for all the

comfort him but didn’t know how. Ellis