She Took The House The Car And My Heart

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Chapter 180 Don't You Wish To Exact Some Wel...

"Make your move," Kristian murmured, his voice barely audible yet perfectly composed.

Lionel shot him a withering glare. The man had absolutely no sense of timing!

He consistently failed to recognize opportune moments-no wonder his romantic life remained barren.

Kristian interpreted the look and wisely retreated. He noticed the butler hovering nearby, reluctant to interrupt their game, so he rose and approached him.

Upon learning the refreshments were prepared, Kristian slipped away to the kitchen, returning moments later with an assortment of colorful juices which he distributed carefully beside each player.

"Juice," he announced simply.

"Thank you, Mr. Shaw," Freya replied with deliberate formality, addressing him as though they were complete strangers.

Lionel positioned another chess piece on the board and, observing the palpable tension between the two, couldn't resist admonishing Kristian. "Couldn't you manage a few additional words?"

Kristian stood speechless, words failing him entirely.

"Kristian specially prepared these juices when he heard you were visiting," Lionel continued, eagerly playing matchmaker as he addressed Freya, hoping to dissolve the awkwardness between them. "Sample them and tell us which you prefer. He can prepare more for you afterward."

Freya hesitated, her eyes drifting over the tempting array of beverages before she firmly stated, "No need for such trouble. Water will suffice."

"How can you possibly settle for mere water? This rascal wronged you previously. Now's your perfect opportunity to make demands of him," Lionel declared bluntly. "Don't you wish to exact some well-deserved revenge?"

For the first time, Freya found herself needing to concentrate intensely on her next chess move.

She recognized Lionel's well-intentioned meddling, and precisely because she understood his motives, she couldn't simply acquiesce.

"That's not important," she responded, deliberately changing course.

Her expression grew earnest as she added, "Today celebrates your birthday. Your happiness takes precedence over everything else."

Hearing this, Lionel's disapproval of Kristian deepened considerably.

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Previously, he'd deemed Kristian unworthy of Freya out of protective anger, but now he felt absolute certainty

in this assessment.

face meant nothing when paired with an inability to demonstrate

to remain eternally single than burden Freya with

the remainder of the day, Lionel abandoned his matchmaking

he refused to spoil her experience. Consequently, Kristian found

conversation and chess,

game concluded, Lionel beamed with

chess pieces with Freya's help,

piece with

a hand to assist, Lionel swatted it

with a

parted slightly as he reminded them, "I'll need to transport you to the hotel

a biting retort but ultimately swallowed his

set, "Freya, has your father also traveled

briefly, offering the

suggested hopefully. "We failed to observe proper formalities when you married. Now that your father has arrived, we should at

this evening." Freya declined

her response, Lionel gracefully withdrew

toward Kristian momentarily, and a fresh idea illuminated his expression. "Then allow me to introduce you to some acquaintances. You're all of similar age-surely

conversation."

circumstances, Freya would have declined such an offer. She

her social circle.

Lionel's birthday, and she had already

Another refusal would

conceded with quiet

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though merely

efforts to serve as

development. He had expected Freya to decline, given her

his understanding was that she remained entirely unaware

had assumed Lionel's matchmaking efforts were exclusively directed toward reuniting her with Kristian, never considering

passenger seat, reasoning that relegating herself to the back would seem inappropriately formal under the circumstances. However, Lionel

proved fortunate- otherwise, his

exited the

guided Freya forward while Kristian followed at a respectful

enthusiastically presented Freya to his longtime

who might this young

solemn expression, Lionel quipped, "My granddaughter,

announcement bewildered the assembled

arched a single eyebrow in