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It was past midnight, yet the light in the study was still on.
Tossing and turning in bed, Neil couldn't sleep. When he finally gave up and exited his room, he spotted the
beacon of light coming from the study door. He approached and knocked before pushing the door open.
There, sprawled on the couch amidst a sea of papers, was Preston, chuckling over a document in his hand.
"Look who's burning the midnight oil," Neil remarked as he entered, balancing two glasses of whiskey in his
hands-one for Preston and the other for himself. Preston barely sipped his drink before revealing, "Gave my room
away."
"To whom? Hans?" Neil probed, getting no response. He ventured a guess, "Freya?"
Preston nodded. "Yes."
Neil was visibly stunned. "Freya? But aren't you the guy with a no-entry policy for your room? I've never even
stepped foot in there."
Preston remained silent, his well-known dislike for others touching his belongings evident. However, it seemed
that Freya was an exception to his rule.
"I've got to say, though, that girl's
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quite the character. She remindsof this feisty kitten | had overseas, always puffing up and showing her
claws, but in a playful way. She's got personality. She suits you." Neil leaned back onto the couch and
continued, "So, are you shifting your sights?"
Preston had seen Eloise. To him, she was neither particularly intelligent nor remarkable. And Kieran seemed
indifferent to her. But Freya was a different story. She mattered to Kieran.
"But with the Dawson family being out of favor, | doubt you'd gain much from aligning with them. If Kieran
doesn't care for Freya, you're not trapping anyone."
Preston had cto Echo City not to contest with the Beckett family but to play them against each other for his
gain. Yet, he needed a lever to engage Kieran's more formidable side, and Freya seemed to be it.
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"About her hand, are you confident you can heal it?" Preston changed the subject.
"It's partly skill, partly her
determination to recover. A lot of
patients don't heal beqaysethey'!
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through or they're trapped by their
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Neil paused and added, "You knew
what you were doing when you had
Eloise's place trashed (© see Whom
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Kieran woG prioritize. And it's Freya.
Hence your sudden interest in roping
her into your schemes." "You've said
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"Okay, I've overstepped. But you
know it's true." Setting dpwe is
So Neil stoop and concluded,
"Sweet dreams, then. Goodnight."
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