Chapter 136:
Sometimes, he reflected, people clung to relationships not because love remained, but because they valued the emotional investment they had already poured into that connection.
“Do you know her well?” Kristian suddenly challenged, his voice cutting through the tension.
Zander found himself momentarily disoriented by the question. “What?”
“You claimed Freya and I are compatible. In what specific ways?” Kristian’s words carried a chill, his deteriorating mood clear as he continued, “The last two years of our marriage seemed peaceful and harmonious on the surface, but it was merely an elaborate performance.”
Zander’s confusion deepened with each passing moment.
Kristian rose to his feet, speaking about Freya with palpable frustration. “Since the moment I mentioned divorce, she has revealed her true nature, completely contradicting the person I thought she was.”
“Won’t you regret it if you proceed with this divorce?” Zander persisted, his compassionate eyes carefully watching his friend’s reactions. Knowing Kristian well, he recognized that Freya held a unique place in Kristian’s emotional world.
This usually reserved man rarely showed strong emotions, yet anything involving Freya always unsettled his composure.
Kristian nearly laughed in exasperation at the question.
For the first time, he confronted it directly and replied, “What possible reason would I have for regret?”
“Freya has exceptional qualities,” Zander said simply, unable to find better words.
“What you see is only what she allows you to see,” Kristian responded, his anger rising. “My understanding of her character surpasses anyone else’s.”
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Why did everyone insist he would regret this? His grasp of Freya’s true nature ran deeper than anyone’s.
Zander fell silent, unsure what to say next.
Kristian’s agitation visibly increased again.
“I will experience no regret whatsoever about this divorce,” Kristian continued, as if speaking both to Zander and himself.
“Very well,” Zander conceded.
He was just waiting for the inevitable moment when Kristian would desperately seek Freya’s forgiveness, though he doubted that opportunity would ever come.
With that in mind, Zander offered one last piece of advice. “It’s best to avoid regret altogether. From what little I know of Freya, she never returns to someone she’s chosen to leave. You should prepare for a definitive end to your relationship.”
Kristian was left speechless. Was Zander deliberately trying to provoke an emotional response from him?
“Alright, you two, enough about women,” Felipe interrupted, weariness evident in his voice. “Can’t we shift to another topic?”
“Have you resolved your problem?” Kristian inquired, his sour mood apparent as he deliberately tried to dampen his friend’s spirits.
Felipe hesitated mid-pour, then replied with feigned casualness, “Only things that trouble me deserve to be called problems. What I’m experiencing doesn’t even register on that scale.”
“Have you discovered who fathered her child?” Kristian pressed deliberately, twisting the knife.
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