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.”

trace of anger flickered in Kristian’s

stood as the heir to a powerful family, he possessed a presence as formidable as Kristian’s. Yet

trouble Freya with any of this,” he said, gentling his tone. “But at some point, your parents will find out, and when they do, they’ll turn

cold, masking his emotions

parents would never involve Freya, but deep down, he knew that sooner or later, word about his condition would find its way

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low, warning tone, “I’ll let your parents know about you and Jacob. And I’ll make sure the whole circle finds

light, the rumors would be relentless. Chaos would follow, and

face that

bother me,” Lawrence said, his calmness throwing Kristian off. “My family already knows I chose Jacob over them. As for what others say, it makes no difference to me. The sooner people know Jacob is mine, the sooner they’ll stop

for Jacob’s future?” Kristian asked, feeling like he barely recognized the man in front of

tried this on me five years ago, maybe I would have cared. But that was another lifetime,” Lawrence answered without hesitation. “At our level,

took very little for public opinion to overwhelm a regular person. Yet, for someone who had reached a place far above the crowd, all that noise soon