She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 969:

“You were my first love,” Freya said, understanding exactly why he’d asked. “I didn’t want to get too entangled with you. That’s why I didn’t want to say it back then. With the way you treated me at the time, even if I had told the truth, you wouldn’t have believed it.”

A sharp pang twisted inside him. They could have had something beautiful, but he’d torn it apart with his own hands.

“And Charlie?”

“My custom-made pillow,” Freya answered.

The mention of it stirred a memory—she used to sleep at home most of the time, but ever since coming back from Jeucwell, she’d stayed here. She hadn’t hugged Charlie in months.

No wonder her sleep had felt off lately, though she hadn’t figured out why.

Kristian didn’t even know how he made it out of her apartment.

Sitting in the car, her words rang in his ears.

were my

“My custom-made pillow.”

how much of a fool he’d been—misjudging Freya over Ashley, doubting her when Norah had caused harm,

the truth all along. Why hadn’t he

noticed the drained look

why don’t you head back to Jeucwell

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best cure for heartbreak was time and distance. Staying in Alerith would

Kristian said

to tell Kristian that sulking and regretting everything now wouldn’t fix a thing. It’d be smarter to throw himself into work and rise

she’d keep hearing about the Shaw Group—and about him. That way,

you think I was being ridiculous?” Kristian’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he spoke, his voice

“No,” Gerard said quickly.

to continue, but Gerard cut in, dead serious. “I thought you were quite

Kristian was stunned.