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

"Everything's already set in motion. We'll file the papers on Monday, and once the waiting period passes, we'll finalize

up?" Melinda snapped, irritation flaring in her tone. Kristian replied with conviction, "We're

it's 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 get

marry Freya in the first place?" Melinda

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

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

heart?"

and Lionel turned to Isaac, their expressions

Kristian faltered, unable to formulate a response. Isaac was making things way more complicated than

through with the divorce," Freya

make things worse.

details to herself and Kristian, insisting, "It has

and her demeanor resolute, leaving no room for

had hoped to bridge the gap, but as they delved deeper, they

Kristian, hinting at

moment, a somber silence

silent, her gaze fixed intently on the gathering

a quiet intensity.

do this," Melinda declared, her fingers intertwining with Freya's in a warm,

isn't a trivial affair. We should

them to

Freya," Lionel chimed in, his voice thick with undisguised ire, his brow furrowed in distaste. "You've been married for two years, and that jerk hasn't even bothered to visit your

was palpable. "With the divorce proceedings underway, he must meet

offer them

eager to wed Freya, now seemed neglectful of her needs.

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

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pressed on, concern

Freya admitted, her voice dropping to a somber tone as she revealed her family issues for the

off guard, paused and studied her face. It bore

he asked, "Why didn't you

In a sudden, dramatic gesture, his cane swung through the air with a brutal strike as it connected with

specter of her looming divorce, overwhelmed him. He was certain she had endured far too

voice, tinged with shock,

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

surged,

contemplated throwing Kristian out

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

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

silent. Isaac found himself at a loss for words, grappling with