She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 779:

Yet with both men tight-lipped, she let it lie.

“Alright, we’ll get going then.” Her tone was calm, her poise unshaken.

“Thanks for tonight. Good night.”

“Good night.”

And with that, the conversation came to a close.

Freya led Kristian away.

This wasn’t how Kristian expected things to unfold. By all accounts, Freya should have pressed harder, especially when the pieces didn’t fit together. If she couldn’t pull the truth from them, she should at least be suspicious. After all, his performance had left no cracks. So what was she waiting for?

As she walked him to his room, Freya noticed the unease still clinging to Kristian like a second skin. “Kristian,” she began.

He looked up.

softened, the way one speaks to a child with a scraped knee. “Don’t be afraid of Ellis. He’s not someone to fear.

heartrending. Freya didn’t push further. She patted his shoulder. “Go wash up and get some sleep. Tomorrow,

raised his

“Yes?” she asked.

leave me alone with the mister next door anymore?” His words trembled, full of

didn’t want to trouble Ellis further anyway. If necessary, she’d ask Gerard

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called once

She turned to him.

fingers nervously. “What kind of person do

a good man,” Freya

briefly, then

doubt flickered in Freya’s mind—an instinct without a

then their eyes met, and it faded away. His

said with gentle affirmation. “Very

mood lifted—but not