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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could be cultivated, and as long as there weren't any deep issues, they were

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

irritation flaring in her tone. Kristian replied with

for the divorce, not Freya?" Lionel pinpointed the crucial issue swiftly, his tone laced with rage. "You rushed into

even marry Freya in the first place?"

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

shadow. "Was Freya

heart?"

Isaac, their

formulate a response. Isaac was making things way more complicated than

divorce," Freya interjected firmly, aware that divulging

make things worse.

details to herself and Kristian,

her demeanor resolute, leaving no room

as they delved deeper, they sensed a growing rift between

at

moment, a somber silence enveloped the

the gathering of

a quiet intensity.

Melinda declared, her fingers intertwining with Freya's in a warm, reassuring clasp. Her

with genuine affection as she spoke. "Divorce isn't a trivial affair. We should involve your parents

much trouble for them to come here,

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

anger towards Kristian was palpable. "With the

them a

eyes, Kristian, who had initially been eager to wed Freya, now seemed neglectful of her needs. If he were Freya's real grandfather, he would've smacked the hell

own," Freya stated firmly, dismissing the

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concern etching her

her voice dropping to a somber tone

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

slightly hoarse from emotion, he asked, "Why didn't

In a sudden, dramatic gesture, his cane swung through the air with

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

shock, broke

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

word, Lionel's anger surged, his disdain for

contemplated throwing Kristian out right

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

her mouth to object,

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 bring it up

a loss for words, grappling with the gravity of the