She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 17

Chapter 17 Are You Really Going Through With The...

Kristian, dressed in pajamas that mirrored Freya's in both hue and style, stood before her with his collar nonchalantly unbuttoned and his hair charmingly tousled. This casual disarray lent him a rugged allure, softening the usual severity that cloaked his features and injecting a spontaneous charm into his presence.

Lost in the nostalgia of the scene, Freya felt a wave of emotions transporting her back to the blissful dawn of their marriage.

Catching her gaze drifting, Kristian's eyes narrowed slightly as he noticed the shimmer of tears that clung delicately to her lashes.

The sight caused a tightness in his throat. "Why are you crying?" he asked, his voice laced with a mixture of concern and confusion.

"I'm not crying!" Freya countered. Despite her attempt to sound strong, her disheveled appearance from being roused from sleep betrayed her true feelings.

Sensing her distress, perhaps about their impending divorce, Kristian suggested, "Now that we're both awake, why don't we talk?"

"No," she replied curtly, her voice firm.

All she wanted was a sip of water before crashing back into bed; exhaustion weighed her down. "I'm heading upstairs to get some more sleep."

As she turned to leave, Kristian reached out swiftly, capturing her hand in his. He gently relieved her of the glass and guided her towards the dining table.

With a puzzled frown, Freya sat down as he placed the glass before her, his elegant fingers lingering momentarily on the tabletop. His deep, resonant voice broke the silence again. "Why are you up?"

Freya took a deliberate sip of water, her eyes avoiding his probing gaze, leaving his question hanging in the air,

unanswered.

"Does this have something to do with the divorce tomorrow?" Kristian pressed on.

Freya paused mid-sip, a furrow of confusion knitting her brows as she tried to grasp his sudden question.

"When I asked you to marry me, it was real-I wanted to build a life with you," Kristian admitted, breaking the

silence that had stretched between them.

His gaze, usually distant and unattached upon waking, was now intense and focused solely on her. "I honestly wanted forever with you. I just never anticipated that Ashley had her own hidden motives for leaving."

Setting down her now-empty glass with a soft clink, Freya's voice carried a note of cool detachment. "Yes, I

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know."

Before Ashley's unsettling phone call, Kristian had been nothing short of considerate. He had honored Freya's desire to avoid a lavish wedding and the scrutiny of a public announcement, seamlessly handling the intricacies

of their quiet union.

had always found ways to uplift her, ensuring she never felt overshadowed by the glaring

their social standings.

made the right choice in

call had shattered her happy

weaving through his

her thoughts perhaps wandering to dreams of her

it was just the late hour

tone laden with the weight of unspoken

The words were simple, but Kristian felt each one acutely, as if the very sight of her tears was

twisting in

Kristian's as she muttered

sank, a void opening within him as the

words, so clinical and detached, brought a resurgence of profound loss that he

keep at bay.

back to being strangers," Freya

us together, let's just pass

mind wandered to the future of the company

her mother had poured her soul into it as

being titans in their fields, she was adamant

shouldn't taint potential collaborations.

concern flickering through them as he nodded slowly. "Fine, I'll go along with that," he conceded, his voice thick with emotion. "But you need to promise me something

brow furrowed slightly. "What is

at the mere thought. "If you find someone new...' The words choked in his throat, the images of her smiling softly in another's embrace, perhaps even starting a family,

unbearably.

softly,

replied, his tone laced with concern,

register your

under wraps. Don't let anyone know

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came from an ordinary

ever discovered the billions sitting

turn into a prime target for schemes and

do," Freya

somber. His emotions had been a whirlwind today, especially with his frustrations regarding

now, as night cloaked their home, his voice

conversations.

cheeks that altered his

gesture of kindness before their impending

there's nothing else, I'll head upstairs to

her slumped shoulders and

Kristian's voice

she turned back towards

her confusion,

wiped away

his thumb, his voice a soft whisper. "Don't