She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 137

Chapter 137 Seeking Hugh's Blessing To Marr...

Kristian was meant to be at his branch office today, wasn't he? So what in the world was he doing at her hom now?

The question gnawed at Freya, growing more insistent with each passing minute. Finally, with a sigh, sh picked up her phone and dialed Hugh's number.

She needed answers. If Kristian's presence was just another mundane business matter, she could dismiss it and not bother heading home. But if it was personal-if it concerned her directly-she would return right away.

The phone rang just as Hugh was in the middle of a discussion with Kristian. Seeing Freya's name flash on the screen, he excused himself and answered the call with a sense of urgency.

But before Hugh could even utter a hello, Freya's anxious voice cut through. "Pretend you're getting a call from your secretary about some urgent work matter."

"What's going on?" Hugh asked, his voice dipping into a carefully moderated business-like tone.

Freya exhaled a silent breath of relief at his quick understanding.

She dove right into the heart of her query, her words clipped with tension. "Is Kristian there with you?"

"Yes," Hugh answered, his voice a mask of neutrality.

He made sure not to even flicker his eyes towards Kristian, fully aware of the young man's sharp perceptiveness.

"Find an excuse to step out onto the balcony. I have some important questions," Freya instructed, her voice steady and clear.

Hugh turned back to Kristian with a practiced ease born of years navigating the tricky waters of business politics. "I need to handle something quickly. Do you mind waiting here for a moment?"

"Go ahead," Kristian responded, his voice smooth and unsuspecting.

Hugh strolled over, composed and collected, giving nothing away.

After he slid the door shut with a soft click, he let out a deep breath, his thoughts swirling with concern for his beloved daughter. "I'm on the balcony now," he murmured into the phone.

"Sheila mentioned Kristian brought quite a few things?" Freya's voice crackled through the speaker, tinged with curiosity.

"Yes." Hugh paused, the word hanging heavily in the air.

prodded further. "And ...

considerable value," he admitted

pressed, her

he grappled with the decision to divulge the full extent of Kristian's

truth was going

her patience a steady presence as she sensed his

dropping to a confessional whisper.

sharp intake of breath-she was

ahead and keep talking to him.

it left her

a moment, his brow twitching slightly, but

call ended, he slowly made his way back to the study. Kristian was still

circling back to the remark he had made earlier. He reminded him

resonance. "I should have come to see you, my father-in-law, over the past two years. I

on Hugh's lips at Kristian's

get another chance with her," Hugh declared, his tone resolute and devoid of humor. "I'm aware of what

apologize," Kristian remarked, his demeanor showing a

pretend it never happened, Kristian. A man has to live with the choices he's made. You've already divorced her-it's time you both moved

and steady. "Everyone's made choices they wish they could take

as old memories clawed their way to the

are

doesn't!" Ethel interjected sharply, her voice cutting

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onto her, his

aware that eavesdropping was morally questionable, couldn't

echoing with resolve. "Ever since you abandoned my sister for

idea of exes disrupting present happiness grated on her

admitted, his tone firm

dislike

her eyes

uneasy silence until Ethel, driven by a sudden impulse, queried,

line of questioning. What on earth was she