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 share that

truth about Kristian’s recovery from

quiet,” Kristian said.

it yourself?” Gerard said dryly. “Throw on a costume, jump out at her, and see if she screams—or

tomorrow,” Kristian said suddenly, as if the idea had just taken

𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙪𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙨.𝙘𝙤𝙢

still in

ordered. “Buy the best ghost costume you can find, and come up with a reason

“Mr. Shaw…” Gerard hesitated.

remained

a grudge against her?” Gerard asked, unsure. “Why this constant effort to

one who made the suggestion,” Kristian replied coldly. “If you’re unwilling, then find out

the call, his aura growing darker by the second, menace trailing him like a long shadow. If Freya wasn’t scared of ghosts, then her performance earlier had been nothing but a

He was determined to make her his before the man next door came back—no matter what it cost, even if it meant actions she