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?”

aback. Was she…

when I looked into your room,” Freya went on, fabricating

pretending not to notice anything real—and wouldn’t catch the

he had missed

as an act, when Natasha had walked out of his room, his first reaction should’ve been, “Who are you? How did you get in?” But he

𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲: g𝖺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀․𝖼𝗈𝗆

beginning to end, all he

even

brave it together tonight.” Freya returned with two

Kristian lunged for the remote, pressing

cool

he said firmly, eyes shining. “Freya, I’ll protect you

gaze lifted slightly. So, it had been

ago?” She didn’t call him

that I have someone to protect, I can face anything,” he said with conviction. “Don’t worry.