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    Had she seen the footage before Kristian’s confession, she might have been shaken. But now, it no longer mattered. What preupied her mind was the game Kristian had mentioned—what exactly was he aiming to do?


    After discussing a few final matters with Gerard, Freya took her leave. In that moment, everything clicked. She finally understood why Gerard had been so insistent that she help Kristian select a surveince system herself. He had been trying to warn her all along—that Kristian was hiding something. And she hadn’t been paying attention.


    When she got home, she called Lawrence.


    She was now convinced he had known the whole truth about Kristian’s recovery and had deliberately kept it from her.


    Lawrence answered from overseas, his voice tinged with rm. “Did something happen to Kristian?”


    “No,” Freya replied, settling onto her sofa, a weight of unease pressing on her. “I called because I need to ask you something.”


    “What is it?”


    “You knew Kristian’s mental faculties had fully recovered. So why did you tell me he’d only partially recovered?”


    Her tone sharpened,ced with usation, catching Lawrencepletely off guard. Had Kristian already told her everything? “And what’s his current state?” Freya demanded. “What exactly are you hiding from me?”


    “Why are you suddenly bringing this up?” Lawrence’s voice remained calm, though a trace of unease slipped into it. “Didn’t I already exin his condition to you?”


    “Lawrence,” Freya said, calling his name inly.


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    Trying to keep hisposure, Lawrence asked, “Did something happen to him?”


    Freya could tell she wouldn’t get much from him over the phone. But his evasiveness only deepened her suspicions about Kristian’s current mental state.


    “If he bes emotionally unstable or acts out aggressively, calm him down—or use a sedative if necessary,” Lawrence suddenly said, his tone shifting to one of seriousness. “Whatever you do, keep him stable and don’t let him do anything extreme.”


    “How would you know he might be unstable or violent?” Freya shot back.


    From everything she’d observed between Kristian and Lawrence—before and after the incident—his behavior had always seemed steady. Moreover, Kristian’s mental state had progressed from that of a child to a grown man.


    ording to Gerard, when Kristian met Lawrence, the conversation had been entirely civil. So, what reason did Lawrence have to suspect that Kristian might do something extreme?


    She hadn’t given it much thought before, but now it all felt highly suspicious.


    “I’m his doctor. Of course I know his condition,” Lawrence replied, realizing a second toote that he might have said too much. He quickly tried to patch things up. “You have to trust me.”


    Freya went silent for a moment. Then she said, “I’ll be investigating youter.”


    In other words, she would be hacking into his system.


    Lawrence was stunned. He hadn’t expected her to go that far, and it rattled him. “K, you’re not the kind of person who hacks into systems on a whim. Didn’t you say that sort of thing was wrong?”


    “It is wrong,” Freya replied tly. “Which is why I’m giving you a heads-up first.” There wasn’t the slightest trace of humor in her voice. Lawrence fell silent, caught off guard.


    She was K, after all. Even if he wiped the data now, she’d still find a way to dig it up. What was he supposed to do?


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