She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 860:

She didn’t know much about the Russell family. Even less about Norah. Her only memory of her was at a mixer, watching her greet Freya with effortless poise. She was breathtaking. Yet now, that same woman was capable of such venom.

Freya, clueless about any of this, left the restaurant with her father and the others before heading off separately.

That night, after dinner, Freya settled into her study to get some work done.

In his room, Kristian was on the phone with Gerard. Gerard kept things vague, saying, “From what Melvin told me, it doesn’t seem like Ms. Briggs is afraid of ghosts.”

“Doesn’t seem like it?” Kristian was unimpressed with such a halfhearted answer.

“Melvin’s just an assistant. Sure, he knows a lot about her life and work, but that doesn’t mean he knows everything,” Gerard said, clearly uninterested in digging deeper. “If you want, I can ask her father, her sister, or even her friends.”

“Don’t,” Kristian snapped.

If Gerard started asking around, Freya would hear about it for sure.

she could know

nothing else, I’ll hang up,” Gerard said, treading carefully. Kristian, already fed

He was still in Jeucwell. How on earth was he

hear me?” Kristian

long as he played the part

newest

phone, noticed the

met with silence, he ended the call and opted to

After all, he was still on vacation—and a little radio silence for a day or two wouldn’t

like this made him appreciate the luxury of being single; he couldn’t begin to imagine the chaos of

sending the message, he gave it no more thought and set his phone

given his boss’s peculiar behavior, he borrowed his father’s phone

Freya was still working.

across the screen, she calmly picked up.