She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 144

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The first thought that crossed Kristian's mind was to say yes.

Deep down, in the quiet corners of his heart, he clung to the belief that as long as he didn't let go, Freya couldn't

say it was over.

But believing something and saying it aloud were two very different things.

He wouldn't voice it. He knew too well that doing so would only ignite Freya's temper. "No," he said instead.

"If that's the case, then quit wrecking my life." Freya still held onto the hope that things could be settled without

chaos.

She had no desire to lock horns with Kristian.

In most situations, she leaned toward reasoned choices. But Kristian, if left unchecked, had a habit of acting

purely on instinct, which always ended in a clash.

"Why don't you want to marryagain?" Kristian stared at her, his presence intense and overbearing. "If it's

*pecause of Ashley, then I'm sorry."

Freya was momentarily at a loss for words. She raised her eyes slightly. "Because we're not cut from the same

doth."

The world she was raised in held one value above all-an unshakable trust among close friends, where reliance

wasn't questioned.

Whether it was her, Trent, Frederick, or any of the others in their circle, they were like Kristian in sways,

cautious about trusting people. But once they called someone a friend, that trust becabsolute.

They knew each other, believed in each other, and leaned on one another without doubt.

"What about Trent?" Kristian let the nslip with a biting coldness.

Freya didn't respond.

But her silence said enough-Trent meant something to her.

The tension thickened instantly.

The air in the living room turned colder, as though a frost had settled in.

Freya had no desire to speak to Kristian, and Kristian was too enraged to speak to her.

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"You've got three months to think it over." He finally broke the silence, unwilling to let the deadlock drag on.

"If your answer hasn't changed by then, I'll find a way to make you remarry me."

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"Do you have to strong-arm me?" Freya's brow furrowed faintly.

She despised being threatened.

Kristian's answer was cutting and void of warmth. "You're the one forcing me." "I'm not going to remarry you."

Freya met his aggression with calm resolve.

If Kristian pushed her too far, she'd return to that organization. She'd rather face danger head-on than let him

continue interfering in her life.

Kristian suddenly stood. His tall frseemed to shrink the spacious room, and his gaze had lost all trace of

restraint. Each word he uttered was deliberate. "Go ahead and try."

With that, he turned and headed back to his room, leaving Freya behind in the chill of the living room. She briefly

considered calling Kristian's family, hoping they could talk ssense into him.

But after thinking it over, Kristian likely wouldn't listen to them anyway.

After a moment of internal debate, she sent a message to Liam.

Someone closer in age might be able to get through to Kristian.

Liam received Freya's message while playing chess at hwith Lionel. He stared at his phone, forgetting it was

his turn to move.

"| keep telling you, none of you play like Freya does," Lionel grumbled, his beard twitching with irritation. "When

she plays chess with me, she gives it her all-never distracted by her phone."

"I'm just checking a message from Freya," Liam said with a smirk.

Everyone in the family knew Lionel adored Freya.

Lionel immediately perked up.

Freya? Forget the chess match-he couldn't care less.

"What did she say?"

"Kristian is messing with her life again," Liam said as he typed back. "She's not interested in Kristian, but he

keeps being pushy. | can't tell if he's emotionally clueless or just plain dumb."

if Kristian had just followed the proper steps without stirring up , he might've actually left a good

impression on her by now.

Liam clicked his tongue in exasperation. Kristian was seriously blowing it.

Lionel looked puzzled. "What do you mean by pushy?"

"He's trying to pressure her into remarrying and even locked her in his house like

he owns her,” Liam explained, laying it out clearly. "If he keeps this up, she's going to cut ties for good."

Lionel's expression darkened. He wouldn't allow it.

"Grandpa, do you want Freya back in the family?" Liam asked, eyes gleaming with mischief.

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Lionel shot him a look that said everything.

Of course he did.

He thought about it all the time.

"Then help out. Keep Kristian so busy he won't have tto mess with her," Liam suggested, casually fiddling

with his phone as a plan started to form.

Lionel was on board immediately. He wanted Freya back-but more than that, he wanted her to be happy.

With Lionel's involvement, it wouldn't be long before Kristian was dragged off to visit Lionel's old friends in

Alerith.

After making his rounds, it was only a matter of tbefore those seasoned friends grew fond of him. And.

naturally, once that happened, they'd start nudging him toward a few well-bred young ladies they had in mind.

Kristian had no clue what was coming. He stayed holed up in his room for a while, where a bag lay on the bed -

inside, a brand-new set of women's pajamas and lingerie.

He thought about taking them out to Freya, but the image of her rejection replayed itself in his mind like a cruel

echo.

That thought alone kept him rooted to the spot.

Right then, a knock cat the door.

Since it was just the two of them in the house, it was clear who it had to be.

He walked over and opened it, finding Freya looking calm as ever, cool and

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composed. His voice cout clipped and icy. "What is it?"

"I want to go home. Open the door," Freya said bluntly.

She'd already tried. It was locked.

Kristian's hands curled into fists, and his voice dropped several octaves. "Do you really not want to stay with

me?"

Freya found the question absurd.

Did he really have to ask?

"No woman wants to stick around with her ex-husband after a divorce."

"You're just trying to rileup." Kristian bristled at the word "ex-husband".

"I'm just stating the truth," Freya said suddenly, catching the flicker of anger in his eyes. She added, "Are you

truly serious about wanting to marryagain?"

The abrupt shift in topic threw Kristian off, as if someone had frozen him mid- step.

His eyes, dark and unreadable, fixed on Freya like he was trying to decode her meaning.

"Why aren't you answering?" Freya asked, pressing him.

Though still unsure of where she was going with this, Kristian replied, "Yes."

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"Alright. If you can prove yourself by passing three challenges, I'll consider the idea of remarrying you." Freya

had said she'd consider it—not that she agreed. “But until then, stay out of my life and leave my family alone."

"What three challenges?" Kristian didn't rush to accept.

After the month he'd just spent trying to figure Freya out, he knew better than to leap without thinking.

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