She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 855:

Gerard, still indulging in his vacation in Jeucwell, answered with a groggy, “Hello?”

“Are you certain Melvin knows Freya well?” Kristian’s voice was calm, nearly a whisper.

Gerard frowned, rubbing his eyes before sitting up and slipping on his glasses. “Pretty sure. What’s going on?”

“Find out whether Freya is afraid of ghosts,” Kristian said, his tone softer than silk. “But don’t let him know the question comes from me.”

Gerard stared at his phone in disbelief. Ghosts? How could Freya be afraid of ghosts?

He remembered clearly—when they were newly married, he had orchestrated an escape room challenge for the couple to build a bond. Freya had cracked the riddles in minutes. What terrified others left her amused.

And the haunted house? That had been Kristian’s chance to play the hero. Instead, she’d ended up shielding him. Not because he was afraid—but because her courage simply eclipsed all expectations.

he wasn’t going to

about Kristian’s recovery from Freya, and he wasn’t

Kristian

ghosts, why not test it yourself?” Gerard said dryly. “Throw on a costume, jump out at her, and

as if the idea had just

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in Jeucwell,” Gerard

the best ghost costume you can find, and

“Mr. Shaw…” Gerard hesitated.

tone remained

asked, unsure. “Why this constant effort to

“If you’re unwilling, then find out from Melvin instead. I want an answer before midnight

like a long shadow. If Freya wasn’t scared of ghosts, then her performance earlier had been

his own hands. He was determined to make her his before the man next door came back—no matter what it