She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 845:

Right as the clock struck midnight, four messages popped up on her phone. Each one simply read, “Merry Christmas.”

One came from Kristian, another from Ellis, and the remaining two were from Farrah and Melvin.

As for the group chat with her friends, it was already overflowing with messages.

Freya responded to each message and briefly chimed in on the group thread. Just like that, Christmas had officially begun.

The next day, Freya awoke to yet another greeting from Kristian, followed by his question, asking, “When are you coming to pick me up?” Freya hesitated to answer.

The holidays weren’t quite over, and she knew both Melinda and Lionel would want to hold onto Kristian just a little longer. If she showed up to collect him soon, Lionel would no doubt feel reluctant to let him go.

But Kristian wasn’t one to give up easily.

By mid-afternoon, somewhere around two or three o’clock, he called her directly.

Merry Christmas!” His voice bubbled

she

asked bluntly, skipping over any pleasantries. “Tomorrow morning

wait a couple

remained composed, his stubbornness was impossible to miss. He held himself back and replied in a carefully measured tone, “You don’t

drifting toward the snow outside. “You finally made it home. Melinda and Lionel must be so happy to have you

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should I come back?” Kristian

about after the New Year?” Freya suggested. “I’ll come pick you up

want

Freya agreed without

out a quiet

always, time slipped away far too

to pick Kristian up. The moment he saw her, his whole face lit up

him, bringing him to a sudden halt right

blinked at her, playing up his innocence. “What