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Kristian, for the first ttonight, felt a strong urge to send Gerard to the furthest edge of the planet. The man
talked too much.
Sensing the frost in Kristian’s aura, Gerard swallowed hard and forced a grin, pretending he wasn't rattled. After
all, Freya was his idol and his good friend's leader. If things went south with Kristian, maybe he could land a job
with her instead.
“Did you follow me?” Freya asked outright.
Kristian answered swiftly, “No.”
“Then how did you know?” Her suspicion only deepened. She studied his expression closely, not letting a single
twitch slip past her. “Other than Melvin and me, only the person who booked the room would know it was Room
2309.”
Kristian’s chest tightened. “You think | orchestrated this?”
“I'm not stupid,” Freya retorted coldly. “I don’t jump to conclusions without evidence.”
Her sharp remark tugged at something inside him—memories he'd buried. Back then, he had linked scattered
clues and half-baked theories, pinning the blfor Ashley's accident and the online chaos on Freya. Had
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAshley’s miscarriage been tied to Trent? Or, if he hadn't placed such unwavering faith in Liam, perhaps he would
have questioned Freya back then as well.
Lost in that haze of regret, Kristian spoke—his voice rough and barely audible. “I'm sorry.”
Freya blinked in surprise. Gerard, too, looked baffled.
Both wore identical expressions of confusion.
Gerard, emboldened by the silence, asked, “Are you alright?”
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Why had he apologized now?
“You're not upset about earning a fat paycheck, are you?” Kristian thought Gerard had really been pushing his
luck lately.
Gerard promptly shut his mouth, plastering on a tight smile and choosing silence.
But Freya was still waiting—still expecting an explanation.
“I was looking into past incidents and just happened to follow the trail here,” Kristian lied smoothly. “So | went
upstairs.”
Freya didn’t budge. She stared at him, unwavering.
“You don’t believe me?” Kristian asked.
“No,” Freya answered without hesitation.
Her flat response left a bitter aftertaste in his mouth.
But what truly bothered him was the
knowledge that this tiny lie was
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wronged her before? No wonder she
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If their roles were reversed, he'd probably hate himself too.
“I'm telling the truth,” Kristian insisted, still determined to keep his investigation on Melvin under wraps. He tried
pivoting. “Lettake you home. We can talk at my place.”
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“If you had really followed the trail,
you wouldn't have said those things
to Melvin—or told CRrard t&call the
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him steer the conversation away.
“You investigated Melvin, didn't you?”
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