She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 780:

She lay in bed, eyes fixed on the ceiling, the past looping in her mind. But some questions, no matter how long she pondered them, offered no answers. Still, she believed it would be what it would be.

While Freya drifted into sleep, Kristian sat awake.

After washing up, he perched on the bed, the day’s events playing like a reel in his mind. Then he picked up his phone and sent a message to Gerard. “Find out everything you can about Ellis Lambert.”

Gerard had been halfway to pouring a drink with Melvin when the message appeared.

Melvin noticed the frown settling over Gerard’s face. “Something wrong?” he asked coolly.

“It’s nothing, just…” Gerard hesitated, then flipped the story. “Spam again. No matter how often I block them, they just keep coming.”

“Hand it over. I’ll handle it,” Melvin said flatly.

shut off the phone and set it aside. “Let’s drink.” Like hell he would. If

lately—his behavior unpredictable, nothing like the man they once knew. Right now, keeping his head down and waiting for the storm to pass seemed like the only

up pushing Kristian too far, there

at him, his hands moved with urgency as he twisted open the bottle, pouring out a generous glass before handing it

gone down lately. There were things weighing on him,

as they chatted, their conversation

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few rounds in, the alcohol had already begun to

letting himself get drunk, but tonight was different—tonight, he needed it.

buzzed, Gerard leaned over and clutched Melvin’s arm, blurting out, “Is your

Melvin answered, his voice tinged with a slight slur, and his usually cool expression softening into something almost boyish. “But no more openings for executive

“What should I do?”

“What do you mean?”

If I stick around