She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 801:

And yet, despite that, Kristian had managed to keep his charade perfectly intact.

“Freya.” Kristian’s voice suddenly echoed from outside the door.

Freya pulled the door open and asked evenly, “What is it?”

“There’s something I’d like to ask you.” Kristian, in truth, just wanted to buy Lawrence some space—to let him sort things out on his own. “I’m not sure if you’re up for hearing it.”

“Go on.”

“Do you have feelings for the man from next door?”

“Huh?”

Why was he asking this? Freya stared at him, catching the sincerity etched across his face, but all she could think was how this felt like part of his performance.

answered that

he told you how he felt, would you

but charm alone wasn’t enough to win her over. “I’m

was the mess left behind by her last marriage or just how she was wired, she didn’t care much for romance or the idea of getting hitched. She preferred to let things unfold as

you marry me?” Kristian

and said with clear disapproval, “Aren’t we supposed

want to take care

looking for marriage or even a

twisted in Kristian’s chest. Was the rejection really that final? “Is it because I hurt you before?” he asked, putting on

on her—it

words stung. But leaving things vague would only feed Kristian’s obsession and mess with his

innocence, the possessive undertones. Every last bit of it. And she couldn’t let this continue. The only way to break through the fog clouding his mind was to cut the cord completely—only

see.” Kristian lowered his head, but somewhere

looked heavy, as though something deep within him had