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.

had reached Alerith right on time. Once he updated Kristian about his arrival, he was

him, Gerard hesitated. “Are you

you worried she’ll

eyes. Did his assistant even realize how tactless he

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about losing a bonus or getting scolded. He just said what he believed, “Ms. Briggs isn’t thinking about romance right now. If

that speaking up like that would land him

felt just like that? Had Kristian

didn’t hide his irritation with Gerard’s attitude. “Just

a loss for words. He couldn’t make sense of Kristian’s choices, but saying

evening, Freya brought Kristian along to meet

seated in the private

and tried to get the conversation rolling. “So, Captain,

did.” Ellis swirled his drink, his fingers long and

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