She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1098:

“You know what I mean,” Lawrence replied, trying to sound more confident than he felt.

Kristian didn’t flinch. He looked indifferent. “I don’t.”

“If you refuse to take good care of yourself, I’ll tell Freya everything—exactly how you’ve been living these past two months. And I’ll hand her your report, too.” Lawrence laid down his final card.

The atmosphere dropped several degrees.

Kristian’s gaze turned to ice, his eyes sharp enough to slice glass. “If you’re not afraid of Ellis breaking your bones, be my guest.”

The truth was, Kristian was the one who felt afraid.

He dreaded the possibility that Lawrence might tell Freya everything, that his secrets would no longer be safe. All he wanted now was to keep his troubles far from her life.

“Ellis won’t lay a finger on me.” Lawrence spoke with complete conviction, though there was a faint edge to his voice as he faced Kristian. “If you keep neglecting your health—starting with skipping breakfast—I’ll have no choice but to tell her everything about what you’re hiding.”

A trace of anger flickered in Kristian’s

heir to a powerful family, he possessed a presence as

gentling his tone. “But

eyes grew cold, masking his emotions beneath a layer of

but deep down, he knew that sooner or later, word about his condition would find its way to her. What he couldn’t predict was how she would respond, or what she really felt

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was one thing he remained certain of—she could never be allowed to

a low, warning tone, “I’ll let your parents know about you and Jacob. And I’ll

rumors would

would never let Jacob face that

chose Jacob over them. As for what others say, it

this could mean for Jacob’s future?” Kristian asked, feeling like he barely recognized the

you’d tried this on me five years ago, maybe I would have cared. But that was another

opinion to overwhelm a regular person. Yet, for someone who had reached a place