The Unwavering Heart That Broke (Nathalie and Lance) novel Chapter 557

Freddy adjusted his glasses, offering a warm, polished smile. "Where are you heading? I can give you a ride."

Sophia flushed slightly, waving her hands. "Oh, no, that’s okay! I can just take the subway."

Freddy smoothly insisted, "I haven't spoken to Nathalie lately and I’m out of the loop on how she's doing. I don't know if I did something to upset her, but she’s been ignoring me for quite a while now. I was hoping you might be able to help."

"Huh?" A look of pure shock crossed Sophia's face. "Why would she do that? I thought you two were super close."

Freddy offered a helpless, self-deprecating smile. "I wish I knew. So, would you be willing to help me out?"

He looked at her with such a gentle, unthreatening gaze that she found it impossible to be suspicious.

Remembering that Freddy had previously sent his men to rescue her from a dangerous situation, Sophia felt a sense of obligation. She couldn't just brush him off.

After a brief internal debate, she nodded. "Alright. I'll do what I can."

Freddy’s smile widened warmly. "Hop in. We can chat on the way."

"Okay."

Sophia lived in the Old District, which was nearly an hour's drive away. Over the course of the trip, she unknowingly spilled almost everything there was to know about Nathalie's current situation.

Freddy listened intently. His refined face remained perfectly composed, though a calculating darkness flickered behind his lenses.

Her grandmother was still here, even living with her at Lumina Grand? Yet Nathalie had lied to him, claiming the old woman had moved away.

Why would she lie?

And why this sudden, icy distance?

Had he done something to offend her?

Freddy couldn't figure it out, but he kept his confusion perfectly masked. After dropping Sophia off, he immediately dialed Nathalie's number.

It rang three times before she finally answered.

"Hello?"

Her soft voice filtered through the speaker, layered with an unmistakable chill of detachment.

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