She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 885:

But his fury found no outlet. Freya, known for her composure, had called him repeatedly the night before and even showed up at his hotel in person. She had known exactly what he was doing, and yet, she had still gone along with it.

This side of Freya was impossible to resist.

“One last question,” Kristian said, trying not to push too far.

Freya, seated across from him, gave a nod. “Go ahead.”

“If Ellis had confessed to you last night instead of me, would you have turned him down just as easily?” His eyes didn’t leave her face, watching for every flicker of emotion.

Freya hesitated, her mind conjuring the imagined scene against her will.

She already knew—she wouldn’t have rejected Ellis with the same certainty. Maybe it was because Ellis had always treated her kindly. Maybe it was something else entirely. But she couldn’t bring herself to be so harsh with him.

Kristian caught the pause. However, her expression remained unreadable, and he couldn’t guess what was going through her head. He pressed again, “You must have known he was planning to confess. I only got there first by calling you.”

way she treated him, he

tell the truth, but Lawrence’s warning echoed in her mind. Instead, she offered something half-true, half-false. “I

wouldn’t have turned him down?” Kristian’s voice

didn’t know,” Freya repeated,

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against the table, his knuckles

hasn’t come. If it really matters to you, I can call Ellis right now and ask if he has a crush on me. Then you’ll have your

the surface. Was this really how her mind

he said

change your mind,” Freya

wanted to be angry, but her blunt

final test for her. “You want him to come back, don’t you? To evaluate my condition, maybe even help me

dodge the

game with me. If you do, I’ll go

“What kind of game?”