She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 808:

Kristian, keeping to Freya’s instructions, kept his usual poker face.

“Nothing.”

“It’s Freya, isn’t it?” Lionel said suddenly, unable to hold it in.

Kristian looked at him again, eyes narrowing just slightly.

Lionel reached for the coffee pot, planning to ease into conversation.

But Kristian moved faster, pouring the coffee with the kind of fluidity that startled even himself. It wasn’t something he thought about—it was muscle memory, pure and simple.

Lionel’s eyes clouded with something complicated, and a heaviness settled in his chest.

“Kristian,” he said after a thoughtful pause, this time with more weight, “if you can’t win Freya back, maybe it’s best to let her go. You know what she’s like—once her mind’s made up, she won’t change it. She’s not the type to go back, especially after everything that happened.”

might have let it go.

and sure. “And she has already forgiven me for what happened in the

quiet sigh. If Freya had forgiven Kristian, it probably meant she was ready

he hoped Kristian had cherished

see Melinda later,” Lionel said, eyeing him closely, his features marked with a tangle of emotions. “It’s my fault.

Kristian agreed

found at

some

him walk away, Kristian’s heart twinged unexpectedly. He stood

his eyes catching the

last, the weight of Lionel’s concern finally pressing on him. “I was out of line

were out of line, then go apologize to your mom,” Lionel said, his spirit visibly lifted,

thrown off by his attitude. This family’s way of showing love was truly

he felt with Freya—this was different. This

Kristian dutifully went to see Melinda. Just as Freya told him, he masked his personality well and casually offered a made-up excuse for feeling

from a boy into a man, sensed