She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 970:

Gerard didn’t hesitate. “Honestly? The pay’s great. And you treat me better than most bosses ever would.” He let out a wry laugh. “You might be a disaster in relationships, but you’re damn good to your staff.”

Kristian’s lips pressed into a thin, silent line.

“Remember that project you handed me to practice on, ages ago?” Gerard continued, the memory still sharp in his mind. “I completely blew it. Cost the company millions. But you didn’t tear into me. You just stepped in and fixed it.”

That kind of loss barely made a dent in Kristian’s world. For Gerard, still fresh-faced after just a year with the company, it would’ve crushed him—he could’ve spent a lifetime repaying that debt. Kristian met his gaze and shrugged it off like it was nothing.

“You’re worth a lot more to me than a couple million.” That had been Gerard’s one real misstep.

In truth, it wasn’t even a mistake—just a lack of self-assurance holding him back.

Since then, something in Gerard had shifted. He found his rhythm, took ownership, and Kristian rarely had to intervene after that.

ventured, picking up on the fading energy in the room, “I actually think Ms. Briggs made a good point

pressed tight. Everyone told him to move on, as if it were that simple. But

“The people you’ve lost are still gone. You can’t change what

his voice thick

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more on his mind, but one wrong word could send Kristian spiraling back to those dark days—skipping meals, barely functioning—so he swallowed

silence dragged on. At last, Kristian turned to the window, staring out

slowly. “When her kid is old

Freya. Too many men changed after the vows—some cheated during pregnancy, others turned cold

until he saw, with his own eyes, that Freya was truly

struggling

“School?”

tomorrow, that