She Took The House The Car And My Heart novel Chapter 278

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Jacob lifted his gaze, his expression composed and untouched by emotion as his eyes settled on Lawrence.

There was something almost amused in his look, as though he found Lawrence’s immaturity rather laughable.

Lawrence turned away, refusing to meet his gaze. “Just go.”

“If you dare wipe her from Kristian’s memory, she’ll make your life a nightmare you’ll never wake up from.” Jacob offered the warning gently, though his face remained as still as stone.

“Her? You’ve got to be joking.”

“I’m not.” Jacob replied flatly.

“I know she’s Hugh Briggs‘ daughter, and yeah, she’s got strings to pull.” Lawrence’s tone was flippant. “But claiming she could ruin my life–don’t you think you’re giving her too much credit?”

If she were still married to Kristian, maybe Lawrence might have believed it, if only a little.

To Lawrence, she was just another pampered socialite.

Jacob didn’t waste his time punching in the password again. He simply turned around and walked out.

Without knowing why, Lawrence followed him. He was well aware that Jacob didn’t like him, but he couldn’t seem to hold himself back.

“If, as Hugh Briggs’s daughter, she doesn’t cut it, then how about K?” Jacob threw the line out with casual ease as he neared the base’s entrance, glancing over his shoulder.

Lawrence froze mid–step.

K?

A sharp unease tightened in his chest. He asked, carefully, “You mean Freya is K?”

Jacob didn’t answer, but the look in his eyes gave him away.

Lawrence’s thoughts spun out of control.

Was this some kind of absurd joke?

“K is practically elusive–how could Freya possibly be her?” Lawrence felt his entire sense of reality shift. “Isn’t

K supposed to be a total shut–in? Always holed up indoors, glued to a screen?”

With that kind of money behind her, why on earth would Freya ever need to hack anything?

A girl born into that kind of wealth would’ve spent her childhood drowning in etiquette classes and piano

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“You’re not serious?” Lawrence asked again, wanting to be sure.

Jacob didn’t dignify the question with a response. He walked away with long, determined strides, making it clear he had no interest in conversation.

Lawrence rushed after him. He couldn’t let Jacob disappear before he had answers.

Just as Jacob slid into the driver’s seat and reached to close the door, Lawrence swung open the passenger side and slipped in.

“Get out.” Jacob shot him a look that could’ve frozen steel.

Lawrence felt the chill in his bones but shamelessly stayed where he was. “Just a couple of questions. Once I

understand, I’ll leave. I swear, I won’t bother you again.”

Jacob’s demeanor stayed icy, a wall that warned people to keep their distance.

“So, that night… it was Freya who took you to the hospital.” Lawrence had meant to ask something else- something more direct about Freya’s identity–but that’s what ended up slipping out.

Jacob said nothing.

In that moment, all of Lawrence’s swirling emotions quieted. Everything became painfully clear.

He had misunderstood. Jacob was still single.

“How did you find out Freya’s K?” Lawrence tried again.

“That’s none of your concern,” Jacob said.

Lawrence fell into silence.

Jacob was still as distant and impenetrable as ever.

“She asked me to pass along a message–if you’re hiding anything from her and she finds out, you can forget about getting any of those custom devices you’ve been begging for.” For once, Jacob said more than expected. “And she’ll blacklist you, too.”

“That’s pretty cold, don’t you think?” Lawrence’s cool composure finally cracked.

He could afford to offend a rich girl with a famous last name. He didn’t need her world.

But K…

K wasn’t just some hacker. She had clout and resources that blew theirs out of the water.

If he got on her bad side, he’d be finished.

Jacob noticed the shift in him and cast a suspicious glance his way.

Lawrence’s mind worked fast. When he caught Jacob’s look, he realized something had slipped. “Tell her never keep anything from her. Whatever she wants to know, I’ll hand over everything. I just hope she sticks to her promise.”

“What promise?” Jacob’s attention snapped to Freya.

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To Jacob, Freya wasn’t just K. She was a friend–someone he genuinely cared about.

Even knowing her real identity, he still saw her as an ordinary girl–kind, generous, sincere.

“Nothing.” Lawrence stepped out of the car on his own. “Drive safe.”

Jacob kept his eyes trained on him.

Lawrence had always been slightly wary of Jacob. But now that he knew Freya was K, that anxiety doubled. “Seriously, it’s nothing!”

Jacob kept staring.

“Kristian wants nothing to do with her anymore, but she still wants updates on him. So I told her, every time I give her a new piece of information, she gives me a hundred million dollars.” Lawrence finally broke, hoping it would win back some goodwill.

“When was this?”

“A few days ago, at the hospital. She brought over the family consent form, and we talked in the hallway.”

“Alright.”

With that, Jacob pulled the door shut and drove away.

Lawrence was completely thrown.

What did that “alright” even mean?

He gave up trying to decipher it and instead focused on the bigger shock–Freya was K.

He stared at her number on his screen, hesitated outside the base, then finally dialed.

Freya was at Shaw Group’s office when the call came through.

She gave Gerard a nod and stepped aside to answer it.

“Good morning, Ms. Briggs.‘

“What is it?”

“You really know how to keep secrets, don’t you?” Lawrence slipped back into his usual sly, polished tone, his voice tinged with a smile. “If you’d just told me you were K from the beginning, I would’ve handed over everything you wanted. No payment necessary.”

Freya sounded even colder than usual. “Alright.”

Lawrence paused.