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

phone and sent Freya a message. "Did you go through a lot in

asleep when

moment to choose her words carefully before replying. "No, I've been

some rest.

her response only deepened Hugh's

had just had a bit more courage back then,

of those tangled

thought about replying with a simple "okay", but assumed Freya had already gone to sleep. He placed the phone aside

Kristian was

hotel, he was about to wind down when Felipe

dangling a set of car keys, Felipe said, "Let's go have

"No," Kristian answered curtly.

wait for his response. Clearly agitated, he dragged Kristian

day's schedule, but Felipe cut him off. "Don't use your grandpa's birthday as an excuse. The banquet's in the evening. A drink now

been for a simple family gathering, but it had since escalated

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

invited were

need to head back to the family house soon,"

turned to look at him. "Where's Farrah?" Kristian looked at him,

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

you," Kristian said

hadn't shipped her off, would I be in this

level tone, "You're the one who lost

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anyone else.

jaw clenched, ready to

have an abortion? That's quite the

You dumped your wife to chase after your first

Kristian's expression chilled

to

where Freya is." Kristian's voice was ice. "Unlike someone who doesn't even know

We're still legally married,"

a wave. If he hadn't gone through with the dronce