She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 787:

Freya couldn’t quite find the words to describe what she was feeling.

Kristian had always been someone she placed her trust in—without question. Even when his mind had faltered and his memories slipped away, his sincerity had never wavered.

Until now, she found he was a liar. And that was something she simply couldn’t abide.

“Aside from this, is there something else he’s keeping from me?” Freya asked once more.

“Ms. Briggs,” Gerard finally spoke, aware that if she kept probing, she would piece everything together on her own. “I can tell you everything—but could you help Kristian pick out a security camera first?” He would never go against Kristian’s wishes, but deceiving Freya wasn’t something he was willing to do either.

So this was the only compromise he could offer. A fragile middle ground he had to maintain.

“A security camera?” Freya echoed, a bit perplexed.

“The one at his apartment isn’t functioning properly,” Gerard clarified, dropping the excuse he had leaned on the day before. “He wants to replace it.”

as before and install it for him,” Freya responded casually,

line. “If I choose it, it won’t serve the

uncovered Kristian’s lies, and now Gerard was handing her the task of choosing a security camera? This was

tell me

“Yes.”

have Melvin select one and send it to you later,” Freya said, treating the matter as

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for. If that was how things would play out, then

about you pick one yourself and

she

brief words, Freya hung up the call. Her thoughts weren’t on

was something she needed to confront

you know Kristian was lying?” Freya

he wouldn’t

with a nod. “Last night, when I watched him eat, I started to suspect. Anyone who hadn’t eaten all day would have devoured their food. But if his appetite really was poor, he wouldn’t have reacted

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