Chapter 759:
Gerard sighed inwardly in frustration. His boss had officially become thick-skinned.
Lawrence gave Kristian a once-over, then asked, “Have your mental faculties recovered?”
Kristian shot him a look that all but screamed, “Isn’t that obvious?” Lawrence wisely didn’t push. After calling for two more sets of plates, the three sat down and began to eat. Throughout the meal, Lawrence couldn’t stop scrutinizing Kristian’s every move, analyzing every subtle cue. By the end of it, he was convinced that something had definitely gone wrong.
“If you keep staring at me like that, I’ll start thinking you have a thing for me, just like that guy,” Kristian said coolly, clearly annoyed at being gawked at, even by a doctor.
Gerard was completely at a loss for words. So was Lawrence.
Lawrence shot a glance at Gerard. “Freya didn’t come with you?”
Gerard answered honestly. “I’m only here to pick up a cufflink I left behind,” Kristian announced grandly, making sure both of them heard him loud and clear. “And Dr. Hayes just asked me a few routine questions. That’s all that happened. Understood?” He swept his gaze between the two men.
“Got it!” Lawrence responded almost immediately.
Gerard’s mouth twitched. Compared to how he acted on the phone, Lawrence was acting like a completely different person around Kristian.
“If you want me to tell Freya the same story when she asks, you’ll have to cooperate with me on one thing,” Lawrence added slyly, clearly not planning to let him off so easily. “You’ll need to do a full check-up later.”
“No problem,” Kristian agreed without blinking.
With the deal struck, both men shifted their focus onto Gerard, who froze mid-bite, caught completely off guard.
“Gerard,” Lawrence said, flashing a warm, almost fatherly smile. “Just in case you accidentally blurt something out, you’ll stay here. No need for you to come inside.”
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“But…”
“Do you want to keep getting paid?” said Kristian.
“Alright. I’ll wait outside,” Gerard said quickly, catching on fast. After lunch, Lawrence and Kristian slipped through three passcode-secured doors, heading deeper inside.
Inside a private meeting room, Lawrence adjusted his glasses and examined the man sitting before him. “You’re not quite the same as when you first woke up.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
“Is that a good thing or a bad thing?” Kristian asked lightly, as if it were casual conversation.
Lawrence didn’t answer right away. Instead, he shifted topics as he began the full examination. When it was finally done, he had no choice but to conclude that Kristian’s mental faculties had returned to normal. Kristian idly traced the rim of the report with his fingertip, lost deep in thought.
Lawrence, still studying the report, asked, “How have your mental faculties recovered?”
“Gerard told me a few things. I guess… my mental faculties recovered without realizing it,” Kristian replied with a nonchalant shrug.
Lawrence was still turning that over in his head when Kristian spoke again. “Dr. Hayes.”
“Tell me about what happened between us. And tell me everything that happened between me and Freya, too,” Kristian said flatly, making it clear he wasn’t going to be brushed off. “The more details, the better.”
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