She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 9

Chapter 9 No Amount Of Persuasion Would Sway...

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Kristian carried the fruit over to Freya with a heavy sigh, placing it gently before her. He then slid into the seat

next to her.

Just as he was about to mention the divorce to Freya, Lionel interjected with a pointed observation, "Freya seems reserved, reluctant to touch the fruit. As her husband, shouldn't you be offering some encouragement? Why sit there in silence?"

"So, just to confirm, am I adopted?" Kristian finally blurted out.

Melinda shook her head firmly. "No, you're not."

Isaac, with a sly smile, joked, "You were part of a special promotion."

Kristian just stared, completely at a loss.

Breaking the uneasy quiet, Freya took a deep breath and addressed the group with a sense of resolve. "Isaac,

Melinda, Lionel," she began, her tone serious yet gentle, "we need to discuss something important today."

Melinda and Lionel leaned forward, their faces lighting up with anticipation. “Are you pregnant? How many

months? When did you find out?”

Freya's heart sank at their enthusiasm, knowing she was about to shatter their expectations. "I'm planning to divorce Kristian," she announced softly, her voice steady.

The room's atmosphere shifted dramatically, turning cold and tense as the words hung heavily in the air.

Melinda's hand froze above the fruit, Lionel's grin slipped away, and Isaac folded his newspaper with a frown. The gravity of the announcement settled over them like a heavy fog.

"Why the sudden decision to divorce?" Melinda broke the silence, her voice a careful blend of concern and

curiosity.

Freya began, her tone resolute, as if she were tying off a loose end that had bothered her for too long, "Well, I simply don't love him anymore."

"That's understandable," Melinda responded, her words measured.

Lionel exhaled a sigh of relief, as if releasing a burden he hadn't realized he'd been carrying.

Across the way, Isaac sent a sharp, unreadable glance towards Kristian.

"That's fine," Lionel declared with a blunt nod. "Isaac and I will stand behind you as you refine your leadership skills. Freya, you're going to make a formidable president for Shaw Group."

For them, love fading felt like nothing more than a small inconvenience.

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and as long as there weren't any deep issues, they were confident in their ability

about this." Kristian interrupted, his voice carfying a newfound assertiveriess. "Everything's already set in motion. We'll file the papers on Monday, and once the

in her tone. Kristian replied

laced with rage. "You rushed into marriage without thinking, and now

you even marry Freya in the

pressed. "It couldn't have been merely a fleeting romance,

a shadow. "Was Freya merely standing in for someone else in

heart?"

to Isaac, their expressions grave, demanding, "A stand-in for

unable to formulate a response. Isaac was making

go through with the divorce," Freya interjected firmly, aware that divulging

make things worse.

herself and Kristian, insisting, "It has nothing to do

her demeanor resolute, leaving

the gap, but as they delved deeper,

hinting at deeper,

somber silence enveloped the

intently on the gathering of elders before her, awaiting their

a quiet intensity.

her fingers intertwining with

she spoke. "Divorce isn't a trivial affair. We should involve

them to

with undisguised ire, his brow furrowed in distaste. "You've been married for two years, and that jerk hasn't even

palpable. "With the divorce proceedings underway, he

offer them

Freya, now seemed neglectful of her needs. If he were Freya's real grandfather, he would've smacked the hell out of

can handle this on my own," Freya stated firmly, dismissing the idea with a swift shake of her

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pressed on, concern etching her features.

dropping to a somber tone as

off guard, paused and studied her face. It bore the usual stoic expression, yet he sensed

emotion, he asked, "Why didn't you tell

cane swung through

Freya enduring her father's neglect post-remarriage, coupled now with the specter of her looming divorce,

tinged with shock, broke through the

ask!" Lionel's voice thundered with fury. "After being married for two entire years, have you even once genuinely cared for Freya? As her husband, you

anger surged, his disdain for Kristian

Kristian out

Kristian's disregard as the root of Freya's misery in their marriage and advised, "Give it another year with Kristian. If

her mouth to object,

left," Melinda broke in, her voice dropping to a somber whisper. Her eyes dulled with the weight of her unspoken truths. "I didn't bring

himself at a loss for words, grappling with