She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 748:

Isaac lifted a brow in surprise. Insecure? His son, of all people?

“Are you sure he’s not just putting on an act?” Isaac asked, his tone thick with doubt. What Freya described sounded nothing like the boy he remembered.

“I’m sure he’s not pretending. He’s already asked me a few times if I don’t want him anymore.” Freya hesitated, knowing full well that saying this might make Isaac think she hadn’t been taking good enough care of Kristian, but honesty won out. “I just get this strong feeling he’s really lacking a sense of security.”

If there was any truth to what Ellis had mentioned about Kristian competing for her affection, then maybe his whole way of thinking needed to be examined a little more closely.

“Is he now?” Isaac asked.

“He went back to his room,” Freya said truthfully. “Do you want to talk to him?”

“Put him on the phone,” Isaac said, his voice steady, giving nothing away. “I’ll have a little word with him.”

“Alright.”

Freya took the phone with her as she headed toward Kristian’s door. On the way, she thought to ask, “By the way, was Kristian ever scared of pain when he was little?”

“Not at all,” Isaac answered immediately, recalling it without hesitation. Back in those days, whenever Isaac would fake an injury to win sympathy from his wife, Kristian would secretly grumble that his father wasn’t tough enough. Isaac used to chalk it up to childish bravado, but later realized Kristian actually had an iron tolerance for pain. Unless something was seriously wrong, he wouldn’t even bat an eye.

“Why do you ask?” Isaac quickly zeroed in on the key point. “Is he pretending to be hurt just to get your attention?”

Freya mulled it over for a second. “I don’t think he’s faking it. I think he’s really scared.”

Isaac’s brows furrowed slightly in genuine surprise.

Just then, Freya knocked softly on Kristian’s door, which creaked open after a moment. Seeing her standing there again, Kristian instantly assumed she was back to lecture him. He was already scrambling for an excuse to avoid her when she quietly handed him the phone. “Your dad wants to talk to you.”

𝕋𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖋𝖎𝖑𝖊 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙 𝖆𝖕𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖊𝖉 𝖔𝖓 g𝖺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀．𝖼𝗈𝗆

Kristian didn’t particularly want to take the call, but he was afraid Freya would get mad if he refused, so he reluctantly reached out and took the phone from her.noveldrama

Freya didn’t linger. She left the space for Kristian and his father to speak privately.

Kristian stepped out onto the balcony, slumped into a chair, and muttered in a less-than-enthusiastic voice, “What do you want?”

“Is that how you talk to me?” Isaac said, a lazy smile tugging at his lips. “Are you looking for a spanking?”

Kristian kept his mouth shut. If it hadn’t been for the thought that Freya would be upset if he hung up, he would have ended the call without a second thought. He didn’t want to talk to anyone except her.

“Call me Dad,” Isaac said coolly.

Kristian stayed silent. He wasn’t having it.

Isaac, not missing a beat, said, “If you don’t speak, I’ll tell Freya you’re being rude. If she gets upset and decides to send you away, you’ll have no one to blame but yourself.”

Kristian stiffened. Freya was the only person he cared about now.

“Dad,” he muttered at last, the word dragged out of him against his will.

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