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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as long as there weren't any deep issues, they were confident in their ability to maintain their relationship with

his voice carfying a newfound assertiveriess. "Everything's already set in motion. We'll file the papers on Monday,

her tone. Kristian

you who's pushing for 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 even

Freya in the first place?" Melinda demanded

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

like a shadow. "Was

heart?"

turned to Isaac, their expressions grave, demanding,

formulate a response. Isaac was making

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

make things worse.

keep the details to herself and Kristian, insisting,

her demeanor resolute, leaving no

the gap, but as they delved deeper,

hinting at deeper,

somber silence enveloped the room, the

gaze fixed intently on the gathering

a quiet intensity.

with Freya's in a warm, reassuring clasp. Her

"Divorce isn't a trivial affair. We

much trouble for them to come here, we'll go

brow furrowed in distaste. "You've

the divorce proceedings underway, he must meet

them a sincere

her needs. If he were Freya's

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

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

studied her face. It bore the usual stoic expression, yet he sensed an undercurrent

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

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

of her looming divorce,

tinged with shock,

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

anger surged, his

seriously contemplated throwing Kristian out right then and

her voice a calming force amidst the chaos. She perceived Kristian's disregard as the root of Freya's misery in their marriage and advised, "Give

mouth

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

a loss for words, grappling