She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 853:

“What?” Kristian started putting on an act.

It clicked for him then. Freya intended to watch horror movies or something even darker.

“If you can’t decide, we’ll watch one of each,” Freya said calmly, scrolling to find the most terrifying thriller based on online ratings. “I’m scared too. We’ll get through it together.”

“You? Afraid of ghosts?” Kristian asked, raising a brow.

Freya gave a serene nod. “Yes.”

“That’s a lie,” Kristian leaned in, skeptical. “You don’t look like someone who’s scared of anything.”

Since Natasha appeared, Freya had remained utterly unshaken. Even when she saw that bloody scene in the room, not a single flicker of fear crossed her face. With that kind of composure, could she really be afraid?

“People who don’t know me think that,” Freya said, lying with practiced seriousness. “But I actually get terrified. Still, it’s my job to stay strong for you. If I panicked, what would you do?”

taken aback. Was she…

on, fabricating so smoothly that few could tell the difference. “When Natasha

busy pretending

realized he had

as an act, when Natasha had walked out of his room, his first reaction

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beginning to end, all he did was

didn’t even mind Natasha’s

we’re both scared, let’s brave it together tonight.” Freya returned with two blankets, handing one to him before

Kristian lunged for

over, her expression as cool as

he said firmly, eyes shining. “Freya,

lifted slightly. So, it

call him out. If he wanted

But now that I have someone to protect, I can face