She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 30

Chapter 30 I Insist She Remains Untouched...

"I don't know. I asked her, but she kept it to herself," Hugh replied, his voice trailing off into silence.

When he attempted to probe further, Freya had cautioned him against involvement, insisting she would address the matter personally. Yesterday, when he followed up about the results, she had deftly changed the subject, reminding him of his responsibility to collect Ethel from the hospital.

Ethel paused, weighing whether to unveil her thoughts to her father.

Hugh noticed her reluctance. "What's troubling you?"

"Perhaps she withheld information to spare you from an awkward position." Ethel had reached this conclusion after her emotions settled.

Hugh stiffened. "What exactly are you suggesting?"

"During my attack, I glimpsed someone beyond the alley-Cheryl's younger brother." Ethel revealed, the memory crystallizing as her health improved. "I informed Mina, and she directed me to keep you in the dark."

Hugh's eyes fixed momentarily, his expression hardening.

Ethel yearned for reconciliation between her sister and father. "Whatever wedge stands between you two, beneath it all, you still care deeply for each other. Why not bridge this divide through honest conversation?"

Hugh remained wordless, shrouded in remorse. He longed to engage in meaningful dialogue with Freya, yet recognized she would forever withhold forgiveness.

"You've yet to fully mature," Hugh murmured, avoiding elaboration. "I'll explain when you're ready to

understand."

"I've reached nineteen-legally an adult," Ethel countered, emotions swirling beneath her composed exterior. "I'm no longer the child who begged for sweets and dissolved into tears at the first sign of hardship."

Still, Hugh maintained his silence.

He and Freya shared an unspoken pact to shield this matter until Ethel secured happiness in her life.

Frustration bubbled within Ethel. Her sister refused to speak, her father likewise. Were they conspiring to keep her eternally ignorant?

Her phone vibrated repeatedly, announcing incoming messages.

She unlocked the screen, discovering several images from Frederick.

"Freya and Kristian are locked in confrontation!" Jackson wrote. "He's deliberately humiliating her, making a spectacle. Hurry-she needs backup."

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revealing an opulent private chamber

tense standoff.

the digital lens,

to Savory Haven immediately," Ethel commanded the driver

as an exclusive establishment

people stood no

Frederick's photos, the setting appeared to be a business dinner. Among those present

her sudden

concern. "Frederick didn't share all the details, but apparently Kristian is deliberately making things difficult

commanded, parental concern surging through him

rigid with

valuable networking opportunity

legendary figure would be Kristian

complicate matters further, Freya was present

presuming to discuss business?" Kristian remarked from his position at the table's head. Impeccably dressed in his

a migraine pulsing behind her

purpose

sibling, was directly responsible for Ethel's incident, Freya recognized the manipulative influence of Edwin-widely known

exhausted against Edwin, Freya needed to address the matter personally.

presence caught her

interest in engaging in arguments with you today," she responded with deliberate

intervened with their flattery. "Mr. Shaw extends you the courtesy of a drink

this establishment permit entry to such a

cannot deny her

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barely dared to

inviting catastrophe.

appearance contradicting his crude vernacular. "Escort her to a hotel room, and

shifted deliberately. "Is that

question!" Edwin leered at Freya while continuing. "Mr. Shaw, should you require it, I can arrange

furrowed their brows, perplexed by Kristian's willingness to

Edwin's character.

ranked as a minor enterprise, but his notorious weakness

with unsettling calm. "However, I

inscrutable gaze settled on Freya, concealing the anger building within

genuine viciousness men could exhibit,