She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 856:

She finally replied, “I’m going to sleep. Goodnight.”

Freya stared at the message. The silence spoke louder than words ever could. Now she was sure of it—there had been a deal struck between Kristian and Natasha.

Freya didn’t call Kristian out.

Considering the kind of person he had become lately, calling him out would’ve only gone one of two ways—either he’d put on a sad little show, complete with crocodile tears and dramatic flair, or he’d lose it altogether and do something completely off the rails.

Until Lawrence came back, she had no choice but to keep Kristian on a tight leash.

The next morning, Freya called a cleaning service to deal with the mess in Kristian’s room.

By late morning, after placing a lunch order for Kristian, Freya finally stepped outside.

Earlier that day, Ethel had texted her, practically begging for immediate backup. Apparently, Hugh had suddenly announced he wanted to meet Ethel’s boyfriend.

could she just spring that on him? At the very

Hugh was too sly for his own good. He brought it up while she was still on the phone with Jarrett and even made her put it on speaker. That left Jarrett zero room to refuse after Hugh

Ethel had just been chatting with her boyfriend when Hugh called

whispered, her voice low. “I’ll talk

the phone with your boyfriend, aren’t you?” Hugh, while watering the plants, glanced her way. “Put me on the phone. I want a quick word

𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡

Ethel and Jarrett froze.

“Well? What are you waiting

do you even want to say

find out once

Why couldn’t Freya be here

authority, Ethel reluctantly brought the phone over, subtly

locked the screen. If Hugh saw the nickname she had saved for Jarrett, she’d never hear the end

“Hello, Mr. Briggs.”

always talking about you. Why don’t we grab lunch today?” Hugh didn’t give him a second to gather his thoughts before dropping the bomb. “Are you in

am,” Jarrett