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.

How could she just spring that on him? At the very least, Jarrett needed a little time to get

on the phone with Jarrett and even made her put it on speaker. That left Jarrett zero room to refuse after Hugh

had just been chatting with her boyfriend when Hugh called out

whispered, her voice low. “I’ll

watering the plants, glanced her way. “Put me on

?? ??? ???? ?????:

Ethel and Jarrett froze.

turned firm. “Well? What

even want

find out once you

Why couldn’t Freya be here right now

brought the phone

she switched to speaker, she quickly locked the screen. If Hugh saw the

“Hello, Mr. Briggs.”

grab lunch today?” Hugh didn’t give him

am,”

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