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"The way he's shut you out completely? That alone should tell you-he doesn't want to see you." Lawrence shifted

his tone, more matter-of-fact now. "When he finally cto this afternoon, he toldto pass along that

message. From here on out, you two should be like strangers-no contact, no interference."

Freya couldn't quite wrap her head around it.

Still, she unlocked her phone and typed out a message to Kristian, only to discover she was already blocked.

A flicker of disbelief crossed her face. What was happening?

Perplexed, she tried to call him, but the line wouldn't connect-blocked there, too.

She stood frozen, her phone clutched in her hand, thoughts spinning in a fog. No matter how hard she tried, she

couldn't make sense of it-why would Kristian suddenly cut her off like this? Was he trying to spare her pain?

"Ms. Briggs, | know this probably isn't what you want to hear," Lawrence said carefully, his voice edged with a

hint of caution. "But Kristian is the president of Shaw Group-admired, envied, chased after by more people than |

can count. He chased you for months and you never gave him the tof day. That kind of rejection-it stings."

He added, "I'm not totally in the dark about your situation. He left you for someone else, and things between you

turned ugly after that. But believe it or not, there was never a mistress. And he's already risked his life trying to

make things right. Or do you expect him to spend the rest of his life making amends?"

"No," Freya murmured softly.

"Then why won't you let him go?" Lawrence snapped. "He's already made amends. He tried to fix your

relationship, and you turned him away. Now, just like you said you wanted, you're strangers. But you still insist

on seeing him-don't you think that's crossing a line?"

He was right.

Freya answered him in her mind.

But still, something in her gut told her it wasn't as cut-and-dry as Lawrence made it seem.

"If you really need to hear it from him to finally let go, then fine," Lawrence said, recognizing her unwillingness to

back down. He pulled out his phone.

Freya's eyes shifted toward it.

Her palms had gone slick with sweat, and she gripped her phone like it might anchor her, her body taut with

tension.

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"Good thing | cprepared," Lawrence said, tapping the screen. "Here's your proof."

As soon as he said it, a recording began to play.

"Please tell Freya that I've already repaid what | owed her. From now on, we're like strangers-no more contact, no

more interference." Kristian's voice was faint, but every syllable was razor-sharp. "I don't want any more ties to

her. | don't need her to do anything for me, and | don't want to owe her anything else. I'm tired. Our relationship

ends here."

When the recording ended and Freya didn't respond, Lawrence hit play again.

She stood there, still as stone, listening. Every word seemed to carve into her, cutting deeper with each pass,

leaving her reeling.

After the second playback, Lawrence reached for his phone once more.

"That's enough," Freya said, her voice steady but low. "I heard him."

"Not curious to hear it a few more times?" Lawrence asked with a shrug. "What if | faked it?"

But by the second listen, she already knew-it was real.

That was Kristian's voice. Unfiltered, unchanged.

He had said those words.

The two of them stood in silence, tension humming between them like a live wire. Freya couldn't find the words.

Kristian's message-his insistence on cutting ties, his refusal to be indebted-was clear: he didn't want her involved

anymore.

But there was still a deal between him and Lawrence, and she was the reason for it. Should she step back? Or

step in?

"Ms. Briggs, if there's nothing else, I'll need that medical consent form," Lawrence said. "You can go after that

-1 need to return to my patient."

Freya dropped her gaze, pulling herself together. When she lifted her eyes again, they were calm.

She handed over the form, voice even. "Letknow when his condition stabilizes."

"He said he doesn't want you involved," Lawrence answered, tone professional.

Freya met his gaze head-on. "One update, ten million."

"I'm not that kind of guy."

"A hundred million."

"Deal." Lawrence gave a cool smile. "Since you're just asking about my patient's condition, and not trying to

interfere... ask away."

Freya nodded and turned to leave.

Lawrence called after her, "If you've got questions, just ask. I'll give you the full

picture."

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For the right price, he would do anything.

Freya climbed into her car and drove off without looking back.

By the tshe got home, midnight had crept in. She didn't head straight to bed. Instead, she pulled up

Kristian's phone records. Even after hearing his voice, a part of her still wondered-had Lawrence manipulated

something?

She checked the exact tshe'd been blocked. Just after six in the evening. Lawrence had contacted her close

to seven.

That meant... he was telling the truth. Kristian had done it himself,

A pressure settled in her chest.

The words from Kristian echoed in her mind like a haunting refrain.

Logically, she should've felt relieved. Kristian had said his piece. They were done.

But instead of relief, she felt heavy-burdened by emotions too tangled to name.

Freya sank onto the sofa, rubbing her brow.

Lost in the whirlwind of it all, she made up her mind.

She wouldn't walk away until Kristian was truly out of danger. She had to help him settle things with Lawrence.

Only then-only when all debts were cleared-could she step away in peace.

With her thoughts set, she rose to get ready for bed. Until Kristian recovered fully, he was safe in Lawrence's

hands. Even if something unexpected cup, Lawrence would manage it.

Her role now was to steady the company. In Jeucwell, Isaac was holding things down. But in Alerith, Gerard was

struggling to maintain control.

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She saw this as small repayment-for the life Kristian had once risked to save

her.

While Freya was sorting through her thoughts, Lawrence was having a rougher night.

With the consent form in hand, he headed straight for his private facility, irritation simmering the whole drive.

Kristian always knew how to stir up a mess. If he couldn't milk sprofit off Freya because of this, he'd have

gladly dragged Kristian out and smacked ssense into him.

"Mr. Hayes, what do we do about Kristian?" his assistant asked, hands on the

wheel.

"What else? Let him recover first," Lawrence grumbled, clearly sour about the

whole arrangement. "And keep

this under wraps. No leaks."

“Understood,” the assistant replied.

Lawrence owned medical facilities both domestically and overseas.

Given Kristian's fragile state and the tneeded for healing, he'd only brought

him to the local facility.

Looking in at Kristian, still reliant on supplemental oxygen, Lawrence sighed- probably for the hundredth time

that night.

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There was no real improvement.

He had lied to Freya, Kristian wasn't out of the critical window yet.

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