She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 789:

“Tell me—why did you lie?” she asked, trying to keep her voice steady.

Kristian glanced at her, then averted his gaze with quiet defiance, unwilling to speak.

His act was flawless. Anyone watching would have given him top marks.

“If you won’t tell me, I’ll leave,” Freya said, hoping he would finally offer an explanation. “I want to know the truth. Don’t lie to me.”

“I lied because… if I didn’t, you wouldn’t notice me or care about me,” Kristian said at last, his voice low and muffled. “If you knew I’d eaten yesterday like I was supposed to, you wouldn’t have said much after bringing me home. You wouldn’t have cared.”

Freya frowned. She couldn’t follow his reasoning.

“I know you don’t want me. You think I’m a burden,” Kristian went on, his voice quivering. “But I’ll be good. I’ll listen to you. I’ll behave.”

“Don’t overthink it,” Freya said, unsure of how else to respond. She could only speak plainly. “I was the one who brought you back from Lawrence, and I’ll take care of you, no matter what. But you owe Ellis an apology. We’ll do that, okay?”

promise to like me again?”

have to promise not to lie or deceive anyone anymore,” Freya replied,

small nod. “I

gazed at Kristian, a weight pressing against her chest like a stone sinking in

grown increasingly paranoid. If no one stepped in to guide him,

would be a relief if his memories returned swiftly—because the Kristian she once knew would never

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of who he used to be, and healing would only come with patience and

her hand, his face etched with sorrow

was

mulled over her attitude from the past few days, it dawned on her that she wasn’t blameless either. He was merely like a child—a boy lost in amnesia, mentally

and start changing from now on, then no, you’re not awful,” Freya replied, each word slow and weighted. “But if

still

“Yes.”

send me