Chapter 14

Freya and Diego sat in silence for a few moments in his car, the evening unfolding outside. Freya gazed blankly out the window, deliberately avoiding eye contact with Diego. Unaware, Diego's eyes remained fixed on her, his gaze intense, admiring her as she stared away.

After a brief, wordless pause, Diego sighed softly and cleared his throat, intentionally breaking the silence to grab her attention.

“Freya, how have you been all these while?” He asked, watching her closely to see her expression.

Freya turned to take a glance at him, trying to come up with a suitable response to his question.

“I've been okay”, she replied stiffly.

“How is Noah? He's in a new school, I guess”.

Freya's eyebrows knitted together in a faint frown, surprised by Diego's knowledge of Noah's new school. Though she was curious about his sources, she didn't press the issue, having grown accustomed to his uncanny awareness of her life's details, which had initially unsettled her but now felt almost like a routin