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.

further. "And

items of considerable value,"

would he bring those?" Freya pressed, her

the

already see it-the truth was going to

her patience a steady presence as

to explain, his voice dropping to a

a sharp intake of breath-she was

to it that everything he brought is sent back." "You go ahead and keep talking to him. I'll be back," Freya said, frowning as her mind raced to make sense of Kristian's motives. What on earth was he thinking, showing up to see her father out of the blue like this? Had he lost his

outrageous boldness of it left

hesitated for a moment, his brow twitching slightly, but he

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

circling back to the remark he had made

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

played on Hugh's lips at Kristian's admission. Where

unaware of your marriage to Mina, so I couldn't intervene. But I'll ensure you don't get another chance with her,"

showing a marked improvement from before. "You

pretend it never happened, Kristian. A man has to live

measured and steady. "Everyone's made choices they wish

hesitated, his expression darkening as old memories clawed their way to

on, his voice calm but insistent, "Some mistakes are irreparable, but this situation still holds a chance for

Ethel interjected sharply, her voice

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her, his eyes simmering

fully aware that eavesdropping was morally questionable, couldn't shake

firmly, her voice echoing with resolve. "Ever since you abandoned my sister for what you called your ex, there's been no path back

idea of exes disrupting present happiness grated on

was mistaken," Kristian admitted, his tone firm but

his dislike for Kristian

silent, yet her eyes blazed with

into an uneasy silence until Ethel, driven by a

her line of questioning. What on