She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 879:

“Are you really determined not to reach out to Ms. Briggs?” Gerard asked, anxiety lingering in his voice. “She called you three times in a row. Surely you noticed?”

Given Freya’s usual behavior, even two calls in succession was rare. Three? Her persistence clearly showed how much she cared for Kristian.

Kristian’s thin lips curled into a subtle, enigmatic smile. “Yes.”

“Yet you’re not planning on returning her call?” Gerard pressed, bewilderment clear in his tone.

“Didn’t you just say that when someone genuinely cares, they find other ways to reach out?” Kristian replied with a calmness that starkly contrasted his usual detached demeanor. “If calling doesn’t work, she’ll find another way.”

Gerard’s mind spun with unspoken questions. So those earlier questions had been about Kristian and Freya’s relationship? “I was talking about couples—husbands and wives,” Gerard hastily clarified. “Not former spouses.”

As soon as the words left his mouth, a chill seemed to emanate from Kristian.

exactly the words Kristian feared

promised to take care of me, to always be there,” Kristian murmured, his thoughts spiraling. “And I told her how I

Gerard was left speechless.

ever agree to revive a romance

the tension like a sharp blade. “I’m heading

into a new world at

making one final effort to reason with him. “If this continues, no matter how much she cares for you now, you’ll eventually wear

toward Kristian now was born from guilt and concern, not real love—especially after his

making it clear there

to retort, but the courage failed him in that crucial moment. Kristian had become someone unrecognizable. If

a steadying breath, Gerard finally managed to say, “Rest well,” before retreating to his

a way to inform Freya of Kristian’s

Shaw Group property—it