She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 863:

Gerard froze. He’d assumed that with Kristian’s memory loss, he could afford to loosen up a little. What he hadn’t counted on was Kristian still having sharp instincts—and access to all the facts.

“That won’t be necessary.” He let out a slow breath, realizing there was no way to cover it up now. “Did you need something from me?”

“You’ve got one last chance. Make sure you’re in Alerith before 5 PM.”

Kristian’s tone was steady, the kind that didn’t invite argument. “If you handle tonight properly, I’ll let this slide. But if you mess it up, we’ll be revisiting everything.”

“What exactly am I supposed to do?” Gerard’s voice was tight.

Kristian kept his cool. “I’ll explain once you get here.”

Gerard blinked, caught completely off guard. He opened his mouth to respond, but the line had already gone dead.

Not daring to waste another second, he handed the phone back to his father, pulled up the nearest flight, and started packing with urgency.

Alerith right on time. Once he updated Kristian about his arrival, he was immediately given instructions

expected of him, Gerard hesitated.

worried she’ll turn

his eyes. Did his assistant even realize how tactless he

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He just said what he believed, “Ms. Briggs isn’t thinking about romance right now. If you pull a public love declaration stunt, you’ll only end up

that speaking up

just like that?

business.” Kristian didn’t hide his irritation with Gerard’s attitude. “Just follow

was at a loss for words. He couldn’t make sense of Kristian’s choices, but saying no wasn’t an option. He

six that evening, Freya brought Kristian along to

the two of them arrived, Frederick and Ellis were already seated in the

his nerves and tried to get the conversation rolling. “So, Captain, how are things going with Freya? Did

Ellis swirled his drink,

the two