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

set in motion. We'll file the

you to speak up?" Melinda snapped, irritation flaring in her tone. Kristian replied with conviction,

the divorce, not Freya?" Lionel pinpointed the crucial issue swiftly, his tone laced with rage. "You rushed into marriage without thinking, and now you want a damn divorce? Do you

Freya in the

not satisfied with the surface details, pressed. "It couldn't have been merely a fleeting romance, could

up, his suspicion lingering like a shadow. "Was Freya merely standing in for

heart?"

to Isaac, their expressions grave,

to formulate a response. Isaac was making

with the divorce," Freya

make things worse.

opted to keep the details to herself and Kristian, insisting, "It has nothing to do with Kristian."

and her demeanor resolute, leaving no

the gap, but as they delved deeper, they sensed a growing rift between

at deeper,

fleeting moment, a somber silence enveloped the room, the

gaze fixed intently on the gathering of elders before her, awaiting

a quiet intensity.

her fingers intertwining with

she spoke. "Divorce isn't

trouble for them to come

his voice thick with undisguised ire, his brow furrowed in distaste.

palpable. "With the

them

needs.

can handle this on my own," Freya stated firmly, dismissing the idea with

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concern etching

my family," Freya admitted, her voice dropping to a somber tone as she

and studied her face. It bore the usual stoic expression, yet he

he asked, "Why didn't you tell me this

shattered. In a sudden, dramatic gesture, his cane swung through

her father's neglect post-remarriage, coupled now with the specter of her looming divorce, overwhelmed him. He was certain she had endured far too much

with shock, broke

fury. "After being married for two entire years, have you even once genuinely cared for Freya? As her husband, you remain

Lionel's anger surged, his disdain for Kristian

Kristian out

force amidst the chaos. She perceived Kristian's disregard as the root of Freya's misery in their marriage and advised, "Give it another year with Kristian. If you still feel the same about a divorce

opened her mouth to object,

don't have much time left," Melinda broke in, her voice dropping to a somber whisper. Her eyes dulled with

found himself at a loss for words, grappling with the gravity of