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No one could ever be certain if the road they took was the right one, or just the one that hurt less.
Freya had no way of knowing whether Anita held any resentment toward Winslow in the end. But when Anita left
this world, she did so with a quiet peace—no bitterness, no regrets in her heart.
Winslow exhaled deeply, his sigh echoing a release of two years’ worth of pent-up emotions, accumulated over
the course of their conversation.
Looking to shift the atmosphere, he steered the conversation toward a lighter topic. “The other grandpa of yours
might be planning to arrange a marriage for you soon,” he said, a note of caution in his voice. “If you need any
help navigating that, don’t hesitate to call me.”
“Alright,” Freya responded calmly.
She wasn't particularly concerned about the matter.
Her paternal grandfather had no secrets or leverage against her, and the Briggs Group wasn’t in a position where
a business marriage would provide any substantial benefit.
She was firm in her resolve: no one could force her into an arranged marriage, and she would staunchly oppose
such a situation.
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“Yes?” she replied, turning toward him.
“No matter what, remember that | will always stand behind you. Just be true to yourself,” Winslow declared, his
voice laden with sincerity. He had failed Anita once and was resolute in his determination not to let history repeat
itself with Freya.
Freya didn’t turn him down. “Alright,” she said with a soft nod.
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That night, she ended up staying at Winslow's place.
Unbeknownst to her, Alan and Kristian were getting drunk elsewhere—so drunk, in fact, that they somehow
becfast friends over the course of the evening.
Inside a dimly lit private room, Gerard and Toby sat rigidly, their backs straight as boards, barely daring to
breathe.
Their eyes kept shifting toward the two men sprawled on the couch—now sitting shoulder to shoulder, arms
slung around each other like old drinking buddies. Both of their hearts thudded with tension.
“Kristian,” Alan slurred, his cheeks flushed bright red from too many drinks. “You did Mina wrong. And as her
cousin, I'm seriously not okay with that.” He paused, squinting at Kristian with an unsteady finger pointed at his
face. “But... you're good-looking, man. And Mina'’s into guys like you.”
The room fell into awkward silence.
“Be honest with me—do you have feelings for Mina?” Alan pressed, his voice thick and his gaze bleary. He'd
initially planned to get Kristian drunk first, loosen his lips, and then grill him about Mina.
But the tables had turned quicker than expected; Alan had succumbed to the spirits far sooner than Kristian.
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