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    Kristian’s gaze remained fixed on him, his presencemanding the room with an intensity that seemed to grow with every passing second. Gerard, adjusting his sses, couldn’t shake the feeling of nervousness that clung to him.


    “If you want to know, I’ll try to figure it out,” Gerard added, his voice steady, but offering little reassurance.


    Kristian remained silent, his eyes still unwavering.


    From Gerard’s hesitant response, Kristian had already pieced together that Melvin harbored feelings for Freya. While he had made up his mind not to interfere, choosing instead to quietly support her from the shadows, the knowledge that someone else desired her unsettled him deeply.


    Gerard fell into an uneasy silence, his thoughts racing. He knew better than to provoke Kristian, especially when the man’s mood seemed to teeter on the edge of something dangerous.


    “What’s Melvin’s background?” Kristian asked, his voice t, as if he were simply making an observation.


    “I’m not sure,” Gerard answered honestly. “He never mentioned it.”


    Despite their long acquaintance, Melvin was a man of few words, and their conversations rarely ventured into anything personal. Gerard had never seen a reason to inquire.


    Kristian, lost in thought, was silent for a moment.


    After a brief pause, he dismissed Gerard, allowing him to return to work, while he stayed behind, deep in thought.


    Two days slipped by in a sh.


    During those two days, Freya had been tied up withpany business. Since there was nothing urgent happening at Briggs Group, she poured all her energy into her ownpany.


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    One afternoon, Melvin stopped by the office to see her and said, “I’ve already quoted them a price.”


    “How much?” Freya asked.


    “I filled in the maximum amount possible on the check,” Melvin replied inly.


    Freya paused what she was doing and looked at him with those striking eyes. “What did they say?”


    “They agreed and handed me these two items.”


    Melvin pulled out a hotel key card and a bottle of pills. “They want me to find a chance to drug you with this and take you to that hotel.”


    Freya took the items and studied them. The pills were clearly something meant to knock a person out.


    “Let’s go.”


    Freya twirled the card between her fingers before handing the pills back to Melvin.


    But Melvin didn’t move, his icy gaze fixed on her.


    Freya lifted her eyes to him. “Why aren’t you walking?”


    “Did you already forget what I told youst time?” Melvin’s tone was serious.


    Freya blinked. “What?”


    “Don’t be too quick to trust men.” He ced the pills back into her hand. “If you ever cross paths with someone who really means you harm, giving them this would only put you in danger.”


    “You’re not someone who means harm.”


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