NovelOnlineChapter 969: "You were my first love," Freya said, understanding exactly why he'd asked. "I didn't want to get too entangled with you. That's why I didn't want to say it back then. With the way you treatedat the time, even if I had told the truth, you wouldn't have believed it." A sharp pang twisted inside him. They could have had something beautiful, but he'd torn it apart with his own hands.
"And Charlie?" "My custom-made pillow," Freya answered.
The mention of it stirred a memory-she used to sleep at hmost of the time, but ever since coming back from Jeucwell, she'd stayed here. She hadn't hugged Charlie in months.
No wonder her sleep had felt off lately, though she hadn't figured out why.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtKristian didn't even know how he made it out of her apartment.
Sitting in the car, her words rang in his ears.
"You were my first love." "My custom-made pillow." It hit him just how much of a fool he'd been—misjudging Freya over Ashley, doubting her when Norah had caused harm, refusing to believe the truth even when it stared him in the face.
She'd been telling the truth all along. Why hadn't he trusted her? When Gerard finished packing, he noticed the drained look on Kristian's face.
"Mr. Shaw, why don't you head back to Jeucwell and get srest?" Replicate of original → galnov☐☐☐☐☐ They said the best cure for heartbreak was tand distance. Staying in Alerith would only stir up more emotions for Kristian.
"No need," Kristian said flatly.
Gerard gave a quiet sigh and took the passenger seat, starting the drive. Sometimes, he wanted to tell Kristian that sulking and regretting everything now wouldn't fix a thing. It'd be smarter to throw himself into work and rise to Freya's level in the business world.
That way, she'd keep hearing about the Shaw Group-and about him. That way, he wouldn't fade from her memory.
"Back when I kept making Freya's life difficult... did you think I was being ridiculous?" Kristian's Adam's apple bobbed as he spoke, his voice low and scratchy.
"No," Gerard said quickly.
Kristian was about to continue, but Gerard cut in, dead serious. "I thought you were quite dumb." Kristian was stunned.
"The evidence was staring you in the "} face, and you still didn't believe it, Gerard said, finally letting loose the frustration he'd bottled up. "Back then, I honestly thought you needed your head examined."
Kristian couldn't argue. Looking back, he saw it clearly-his disbelief hadn't been real doubt. It was just his ego En.
getting in the way. Seeing how close Freya was to Trent only made everything boil over inside him.
Kristian knew trust was always the real issue between Freya and him, a silent wall neither could break down. And that failure was on him.
"So why do you stick around as my assistant?" Kristian's voice held no anger this time. The question was gentle; almost vulnerable, as he looked at Gerard.
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