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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there weren't any deep issues, they

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

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

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

in the first

with the surface details, pressed. "It couldn't

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

heart?"

Melinda and Lionel turned to Isaac, their expressions grave, demanding, "A stand-in

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

the divorce," Freya

make things worse.

and Kristian, insisting, "It has nothing

demeanor resolute, leaving no

gap, but as they delved deeper, they sensed a growing

hinting at deeper,

silence enveloped the room,

remained silent, her gaze fixed intently on the gathering of elders before

a quiet intensity.

intertwining with Freya's in

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

them to come here,

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

palpable. "With the divorce proceedings underway,

offer them

Freya, now seemed neglectful of her needs. If he

Freya stated firmly, dismissing the

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concern etching her

not close with my family," Freya admitted, her voice dropping to a somber tone as she revealed her family issues for

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

voice slightly hoarse from emotion, he asked, "Why

In a sudden, dramatic gesture, his cane swung through

now with the specter of her looming divorce, overwhelmed him.

voice, tinged with shock, broke through the

to ask!" Lionel's voice thundered with fury. "After being married for two entire years,

surged, his disdain for Kristian

seriously contemplated throwing Kristian out

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

opened her mouth to object, "No,

whisper. Her eyes dulled

a loss for words, grappling with the gravity