She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 177

Chapter 177 Kept Jabbing

At Felipe

Isaac kept coaxing Melinda gently, his gaze soft with affection. "Why not?"

Melinda blurted it out without thinking. "He let Freya down. He deserves a little payback"

Then she shot him a glare and added sharply, "Starting tonight, you're banned from sharing a bed with me for a whole month."

“I disagree!” Isaac protested, then smoothly shifted the subject. "Let's figure out how we're going to face Freya and her father when they show up. Our son went and married his daughter without even giving the man a heads-up."

"Freya's father is coming?" Melinda asked in surprise.

"Yes."

"Then we really need to think this through."

"We'll handle it," Isaac assured her, successfully steering her focus elsewhere.

Freya and Hugh reached Jeucwell just after seven that evening. Once there, Hugh glanced at her and asked again, "So I'm really just supposed to treat this like some run-of-the-mill business dinner?"

"Yes," Freya replied without hesitation.

She had brought a gift for Lionel, out of respect-he had always treated her kindly. But at the end of the day, she and Kristian were already divorced, and her father had no ties to the Shaw family. There was no reason for formalities.

Still, Hugh frowned. "Don't you think this feels a bit inappropriate? What if the Shaws see it as disrespectful? "They won't," Freya said firmly, recognizing the unease behind his question. She decided to be blunt. "Kristian and I are divorced. You're here representing the Briggs Group."

That seemed to calm Hugh down, but deep down, a flicker of resentment still lingered.

Kristian had married his daughter without asking for his blessing!

That night, Freya carried herself like nothing in her life had changed

Hugh, meanwhile, lay in bed long after the lights were out, tossing and turning, His thoughts wandered to Freya-how she'd once lived in this very place.

She had come to Jeucwell all by herself and married in such a rush. How had to

he reached for his phone and sent Freya a message. "Did you go through a lot in Jeucwell these

was just about to fall asleep when she saw

took a moment to choose her words carefully before replying.

some rest.

her response only deepened

courage back then, maybe

those tangled affairs would've

with a simple "okay", but assumed Freya had already gone to

was still

he was about to wind down when Felipe intercepted

other dangling a set

"No," Kristian answered curtly.

for his response. Clearly agitated, he dragged Kristian to the car

"Don't use your grandpa's birthday as an excuse. The banquet's in the evening. A

original plan had been for a simple family gathering, but it had since

so, the guest list was tight-just family, a few of Lionel's old

guests invited were the Briggs

now. I need to head back to the family house soon," Kristian said, his voice

killed the engine, and turned to look at him.

voice taut with frustration. "I followed your lead, but she's nowhere

on you," Kristian

your ex-wife hadn't shipped her off, would I be

level tone, "You're

30.0%

Kept

anyone else.

jaw clenched, ready to

her to have

like you're any better? You dumped your wife to chase after your first love. That's more impressive it? Felipe

Kristian's expression chilled

to

know where Freya is." Kristian's voice was ice. "Unlike someone

I don't? We're

like a wave. If he hadn't gone through with the dronce at least things would've been