Chapter 560:


    Kristian epted the files wordlessly, skimmed through them, and signed without hesitation.


    He answered the questions in short, clipped sentences.


    By the time he was done, it was already past seven.


    “You don’t need to wait up for me. Head home,” Kristian said, his tone t and detached.


    Gerard lingered for a second. “You sure?”


    “Yeah.”


    “Alright.”


    “Mhm.”


    Their exchange was brief—devoid of their usual rhythm. Kristian wasn’t in the mood for small talk today.


    Gerard couldn’t help but feel a flicker of sympathy. Still, he knew better. Kristian had brought this on himself. Even so, Gerard gave him a silent three seconds of pity.


    Before heading out, he paused. “Should we loop in Ms. Briggs? She’s been digging into this as well.”


    “Not yet,” Kristian answered firmly. “Once I’ve taken care of everything, you can tell her. Think of it as… my way of making things right.” He knew Freya was more than capable of uncovering the truth on her own.


    But this time, he wanted to take responsibility.


    It was Norah’s meddling that had sparked so many of their misunderstandings.


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    “Understood,” Gerard replied, then took his leave.


    That evening, Kristian made ns to meet up with Zander, who was in Alerith for a shoot, and the two caught up over drinks. In the dim, private room of a nightclub, Kristian downed ss after ss, finishing off an entire bottle with practiced ease.


    When he reached for another, Zander gently ced a hand over his. “You know drinking won’t fix anything. What’s going on?”


    Kristian didn’t respond. His gaze was unreadable, distant.


    He opened the second bottle anyway and poured himself another drink. Zander didn’t try to stop him again. He simply toyed with the rim of his ss and mused aloud, “You’ve never failed at work. And even if you had, you wouldn’t let it get to you. Your family’s fine, everyone’s healthy. So it’s not that.”


    Kristian emptied his ss but didn’t refill it this time. “So it’s either Freya or Ashley,” Zander guessed.


    He’d been too busy filming to keep up with Kristian’s personal life. He had no idea how things had ultimately turned out.


    “What kind of person do you think Freya is?” Kristian asked suddenly.


    “I don’t know her well,” Zander replied. He never formed opinions without reason. “But from what little I’ve seen, she seems like a good soul.”


    Kristian let out a dry, bitterugh.


    Even someone who barely knew her seemed to understand her better than he had.


    “Divorced,” he said after a pause, his voice raspy and worn.


    “Then you should focus on your future with Ashley,” Zander said without judgment. “We all have to live with the choices we make. No use dwelling on the past.”


    Kristian’s fingers tightened around his ss. “We never got back together.”


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