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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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, and once the waiting

exactly told you to speak up?" Melinda snapped, irritation flaring in her tone. Kristian replied with conviction, "We're

his tone laced with rage. "You rushed into marriage without thinking, and now you want a damn divorce? Do you even

in the first place?"

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

lingering like a shadow. "Was

heart?"

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

a response. Isaac was making things way

my choice to go through with the divorce," Freya interjected firmly,

make things worse.

to keep the details to herself and Kristian, insisting, "It has

earnest and her demeanor resolute, leaving

to bridge the gap, but as they delved deeper, they sensed a

hinting at

silence enveloped

fixed intently on the gathering

a quiet intensity.

intertwining with

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

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

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

them a sincere

Kristian, who had initially been eager to wed Freya, now seemed neglectful of her needs. If he were Freya's real

on my own," Freya stated firmly, dismissing

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

bore the usual stoic expression, yet he

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

time, Lionel's restraint shattered. In a sudden, dramatic gesture, his cane swung through the air with a brutal strike as it

neglect post-remarriage, coupled now with the specter of her looming

shock, broke through the

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

Lionel's anger surged, his disdain for

Kristian out right then

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 after that, I'll stand by

opened her mouth to object, "No,

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 earlier because

at a loss for