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Aside from being a little clueless when it cto love, Kristian was sharp and reliable in every other way—or at
least, that's how Gerard saw him.
At first, Freya hadn't given the matter much thought. But Gerard's words had been far too pointed to brush
aside.
“Ms. Briggs, are you still there?” Gerard asked, his voice gently prodding after a long silence.
“Are you sure what you said is true?” Freya asked, her brows knitting together slightly.
“Yes. I'm sure.”
“Did you cause it?”
Gerard was too stunned to form a single word. His face was a picture of confusion. What exactly did she think he
had caused?
His silence read like guilt to Freya. She pinched the bridge of her nose and, in a tone muddled with emotions,
murmured, “I see.”
“Thank you, Ms. Briggs.” Gerard didn’t give the conversation much more thought after her reply. “If you need to
make adjustments to the salary, just letknow.”
“That's not necessary.” Freya wasn’t even sure how she felt at that moment.
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After hanging up, she sat there, mulling over how to bring the matter up with Melvin. She had been curious—but
she never imagined Melvin would pay such a steep price.
More than anything, Gerard just didn’t strike her as that kind of person. Melvin had noticed that since Freya
ended the call, she had barely touched her food. The fork in her hand was untouched, her mind clearly lost in
thought.
Recalling the conversation, Melvin quietly placed a glass of water in front of her.
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“Was that Gerard on the phone just now?” he asked.
“Yes.”
“What did he say?”
Freya paused mid-bite, her calm eyes flickering with a mix of emotions. No wonder Melvin had been so reluctant
to talk about it earlier. If she were in his shoes, she wouldn't have wanted to discuss it either.
“Nothing much,” she replied, her voice measured. She knew Melvin got embarrassed easily. He coff as cold
and aloof, but when it cto romance, he was honestly pretty clueless. “He just asked if you'd cback to
work.”
“Ms. Briggs.”
“Hmm?”
“Do | seem naive to you?”
“Not at all,” Freya said with a genuine smile. “You're smart.”
“Then why did you lie to me?”
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What bothered him the most was that he hadn’t heard what Gerard said, but he had seen Freya's expression
change.
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