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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cultivated, and as long as there weren't any deep issues,

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

Melinda snapped, irritation flaring in her tone. Kristian replied with conviction, "We're merely here to make

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

Freya in the first place?" Melinda

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

"Was Freya merely standing in for someone else in

heart?"

to Isaac, their expressions

formulate a response. Isaac was making things way

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

make things worse.

details to herself and Kristian, insisting, "It has nothing to do with

demeanor resolute, leaving

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

at deeper,

a fleeting moment, a somber silence enveloped

the gathering of elders

a quiet intensity.

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

affection as she spoke. "Divorce isn't a trivial affair. We should

for them to come here, we'll go

undisguised ire, his brow furrowed in distaste. "You've been married for two years, and that

towards Kristian was palpable. "With the divorce proceedings

them a

her needs.

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

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on, concern etching her

voice dropping to a somber tone as she revealed her family issues

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

emotion, he asked, "Why

dramatic gesture, his cane swung through the air with

of her looming divorce, overwhelmed him. He was certain she had

Freya's voice, tinged with shock, broke through the

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

word, Lionel's anger surged, his disdain for

seriously contemplated throwing Kristian out right then

in their marriage and advised, "Give it another year with Kristian. If you still feel the same about a divorce after

mouth to

to a somber whisper. Her eyes dulled with the weight of her

himself at a loss for words, grappling with the gravity of