NovelOnlineChapter 856: She finally replied, "I'm going to sleep. Goodnight." Freya stared at the message. The silence spoke louder than words ever could. Now she was sure of it—there had been a deal struck between Kristian and Natasha.
Freya didn't call Kristian out.
Considering the kind of person he had beclately, calling him out would've only gone one of two ways- either he'd put on a sad little show, complete with crocodile tears and tic flair, or he'd lose it altogether and do something completely off the rails.
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The next morning, Freya called a cleaning service to deal with the mess in Kristian's room.
By late morning, after placing a lunch order for Kristian, Freya finally stepped outside.
Earlier that day, Ethel had texted her, practically begging for immediate backup. Apparently, Hugh had suddenly announced he wanted to meet Ethel's boyfriend.
At first, Ethel flat-out refused. How could she just spring that on him? At the very least, Jarrett needed a little tto get ready.
But Hugh was too sly for his own good. He brought it up while she was still on the phone with Jarrett and even made her put it on speaker. That left Jarrett zero room to refuse after Hugh casually dropped the invitation. Earlier that day, Ethel had just been chatting with her boyfriend when Hugh called out to her.
"My dad's calling me," Ethel whispered, her voice low. "I'll talk to you later." "You're on the phone with your boyfriend, aren't you?" Hugh, while watering the plants, glanced her way. "Puton the phone. I want a quick word with him." ☐☐☐☐☐☐ ☐☐ ☐☐☐ ☐☐☐☐ ☐☐☐☐☐: alnovtEthel and Jarrett froze.
Hugh's tone turned firm. “Well? What are you waiting for?" "What do you even want to say to him?" "You'll find out once you hand it over." Ethel was anxious. Why couldn't Freya be here right now to get her out of this? Under the weight of her father's authority, Ethel reluctantly brought the phone over, subtly signaling Jarrett on the other end.
As soon as she switched to speaker, she quickly locked the screen. If Hugh saw the nicknshe had saved for Jarrett, she'd never hear the end of it. “Jarrett, right?" "Hello, Mr. Briggs." "Sheila's always talking about you. Why don't we grab lunch today?" Hugh didn't give him a second to gather his thoughts before dropping the bomb. "Are you in Alerith?" "Yes, I am," Jarrett replied.
"I'll make a reservation and have m Sheila send you the address. "Sure, that works." Hugh kept chatting for a while longer.
Jarrett, rattled to the core, couldn't stop thinking about how this was his potential father-in-law. The thought alone was enough to make him sweat bullets. Hugh wasted no tbooking the restaurant.
Ethel, meanwhile, was on the brink of a breakdown.
The second she ended the call with Jarrett, she fired off a message to Freya, begging her to help her.
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