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Kristian shot back, "I never cheated on you with her." His voice carried a sharp edge of indignation.
Freya maintained her silence, convinced in her heart that Kristian would perpetually deny the truth, regardless
of evidence or confrontation.
"Deny it all you want," she finally dered, having already drawn her conclusions about his emotional infidelity. She leaned forward, her gaze intensifying. "Let me make myself perfectly clear. If either you or Ashley approaches me again with your personal drama, I won''t hesitate to reveal everything publicly. Consider carefully whether you''re prepared to weather the storm of public scrutiny."
"And what about your own actions?" Kristian''s prating gaze dissected her expression, searching for
weakness.
Freya''s brow creased with confusion. "What are you implying?"
"Your rtionship with Trent Seymour, and that night you apanied Edwin to a hotel in Alerith," Kristian pressed, his voice weighted with usation, eyes locked unflinchingly on hers. "Had it been someone other than me present at that moment, would you have gone with him regardless?"
Fury coursed through Freya''s veins like never before.
While she attempted to address concrete issues, he deflected with hypothetical scenarios and false equivalencies.
She shoved him away, her words cutting like ss. "I must be utterly delusional to attempt reasoning with someone so deliberately obtuse."
Kristian stood speechless, caught off guard by her directness.
Just as she prepared to physically remove him from her home, he strode past her with his long legs and settled onto the sofa as though he owned the property, his posture defiant.
He had arrived with genuine intentions of having a reasonable conversation, acknowledging that Ashley''s approach to Freya had been wildly inappropriate. Yet somehow, upon facing Freya''s disdainful indifference, he found himself deliberately provoking her, speaking words designed to elicit a reaction.
Freya nced at the man sprawled across her sofa. Experience had taught her that if he truly decided to stay, physical removal wasn''t an option within her capabilities.
This situation hardly warranted calling security orw enforcement.
epting the inevitable, she returned to the dining table to finish her meal.
Fortunately, her unfussy eating habits meant that even in her agitated state, she could nourish herself
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ording to her body''s requirements.
Meanwhile, Kristian''s irritation mounted as he watched her eat with apparent enjoyment
He had driven over an hour on an empty stomach, only to arrive and receive not food but a hefty serving of
frustration instead.
Scowling deeply, he pulled out his phone and made a call.
Gerard, having justpleted his own lunch, answered promptly.
"Bring me lunch," Kristianmanded without preamble.
Gerard paused, momentarily disoriented, uncertain about Kristian''s location.
After Kristian provided Freya''s address, Gerard responded hesitantly, "It is more than an hour''s drive from thepany headquarters.” His mind raced, attempting to understand the unusual request. "Including ordering time, we''re looking at a minimum two-hour dy."
The clock had already passed twelve-thirty. By the time Kristian received his meal, it would approach three in
the afternoon.
"I know," Kristian replied with surprising nonchnce.
Gerard struggled to reconcile this response with his boss''s notorious punctuality regarding meals. Was this truly the same man who insisted on timely dining whenever possible?
"Perhaps Mrs. Shaw could apany you to a restaurant?” Gerard suggested diplomatically, aware of Kristian''s aversion to ordinary takeout food. "The quality will suffer considerably during transport."
"Whatever," Kristian muttered before terminating the call.
Gerard immediately grasped the situation. Kristian evidently wanted to dine at Freya''s residence but pride prevented him from making the request directly.
They must be engaged in some disagreement, childishly waiting to see who would break the silence first. How remarkably immature!
Freya had just finished clearing her dishes when her phone chimed with a message. "Mr. Shaw hasn''t eaten yet. The ordered meal will take considerable time to arrive. Would you be willing to take him out for lunch?"
Freya typed back without hesitation, "No."
Gerard persisted, "I know someone with yourpassionate nature and grace would surely reconsider."
Freya countered swiftly, "Emotional maniption won''t convince me to escort an ill-mannered man to a restaurant."
While mentally apuding her sharp response, Gerard quietly messaged his boss, "Your lunch will arrive at approximately three in the afternoon."
Kristian''s brow furrowed deeply as he read the message.
Before he could formte a reply, Freya''s voice cut through his thoughts.
She casually picked up herptop from the table and remarked, "Gerard suggested I take you out for lunch. Are
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you interested?"
"I avoid excessively greasy food," Kristian began, wondering about Gerard''s underlying motives in this situation.
Rising to his feet, he smoothed his impable suit and approached Freya with deliberate calmness. "Let''s
proceed.
"Continue straight ahead, then make a turn," Freya directed with remarkableposure, as though their heated exchange had never urred. "There''s
something inside that should suit your preferences."
Kristian faltered momentarily, caught off guard.
Her words resonated unexpectedly within him. As he observed her delicate features, profound guilt surfaced in his consciousness.
His entanglement with Ashley had ultimately treated her unfairly. After careful consideration, he resolved to engage in a measured conversation with her following their meal and offer an apology on Ashley''s behalf.
"Thank you," he murmured, his deep voiceyered with unspoken emotions as he
moved in the direction Freya had indicated.
Within moments, he reached the destination.
Without hesitation, he grasped the doorknob and swung the door open. The
scene before him ignited immediate, intense fury in his eyes!
Hisplexion paled dramatically. In a surge of unbridled anger, he mmed the door with tremendous force and stormed back toward the living room, fully prepared to confront Freya with his outrage.
This woman had deliberately provoked him by directing him to the bathroom for his meal!
When he returned to the living room, Freya had vanished.
She had retreated to her second-floor bedroom, secured the lock firmly, and donned noise-canceling headphones to immerse herselfpletely in her work. She harbored no concerns about Kristian attempting to force entry. If he tried breaking down the door, his legs would likely give out before the door yielded.
Two hours psed.
In the imposing office of Shaw Group, Gerard stood attentively, questions swirling in his mind, awaiting Kristian''s next directive.
He had been en route to order Kristian''s lunch when an unexpected call instructed him to cancel the meal delivery and immediately organize apany-wide departmental meeting.
When had such an impromptu meeting ever urred on a Wednesday? Gerard dared not vocalize his curiosity.
"Has the meeting been arranged?" Kristian inquired tersely.
"Yes, everyone awaits your arrival," Gerard confirmed.
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Kristian remained silent, gesturing for Gerard to gather the necessary documents
for the meeting room.
The atmosphere in the meeting room crackled with tension. After the first department endured a scathing
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reprimand, the remaining departments sensed imminent doom hovering above
them.
By the meeting''s conclusion, every attendee had experienced a thorough verbal
One fact crystallized in their collective understanding-Kristian''s mood had deteriorated to dangerous levels today!
"Those failing to meet standards will be reassigned to restroom sanitation duties
for the next month," Kristian announced, his tone cial, his gaze prating each person in turn.
Gerard and those who had fallen short of expectations exchanged bewildered
nces.
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