She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 234

Chapter 234 Does Your Captain Know About This

"Why is everyone hiding this from me?" Josiah's tone brimmed with genuine

concern.

He'd finally taken a liking to a junior-someone who truly stood out to him-only to find out that something as monumental as her marriage had been completely swept under the rug.

Freya halted her move on the chessboard, trying her best to ease the old man's surprise. "It wasn't just you. My

whole family didn't know about my marriage either."

Josiah's confusion only deepened. What kind of man would have the audacity to marry Freya and not inform her family? It was, frankly, unthinkable.

"Who is this man?" Josiah's indignation flared. His voice sharpened with frustration. "I need to give that fellow a piece of my mind!"

"It's all in the past now. I've already cut ties with him."

"No, absolutely not! You have to tell me who he is."

Freya kept quiet, uncertain how to explain.

She knew that Josiah and Kristian had crossed paths more than once, shared a certain familiarity. Bringing it up just didn't feel right.

"Don't you see me as family?" Josiah's voice softened with sincerity. He wanted nothing more than to protect her. She was a gem-how could anyone not treasure her?

Freya turned the chess piece in her hand, then finally said, "Kristian Shaw."

"What?"

Kristian Shaw?

"Kristian Shaw," Freya repeated with quiet composure.

Josiah was reeling. He couldn't wrap his mind around it. Wasn't Kristian the courteous, upstanding young man he'd always known? "You mean the current president of Shaw Group in Jeucwell? That Kristian Shaw?"

"Yes." Freya nodded.

"That can't be! Every time I've met him, he's been nothing but polite and well- mannered. How on earth..." Josiah shook his head in disbelief.

In Josiah's eyes, Kristian had always seemed above reproach. He treated elders

with respect, employees with generosity. Even when he playfully threatened Gerard's bonuses, he never actually docked them.

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Chapter 234 Does Your Captain Know About This

like that, failing to value Freya? Josiah couldn't make sense of

Treya's word. She

didn't tell him about my family back then," Freya explained quietly. "He wanted to

refused."

even more perplexed,

Freya shifted the conversation, hoping to bring him back

focus. His thoughts were

other day that Norah had been cruel to Freya. Josiah had thought it was just out of business-related concern. He'd never imagined

gently called his name,

alright if

"We weren't compatible."

words

unfolded between her and Kristian. Otherwise, how could two

up apart?

out a

the next twenty minutes, he played in a haze, too distracted to

about setting Freya up with Ellis. But would Ellis mind her past?

dwelled on it, the heavier

called out, pointing at his nearly checkmated pieces. "You need

and made his

bubbled up. "Does

caught off guard. She wasn't sure why her captain came up

she replied,

the gossip had spread among their group. Naturally, their captain had

well.

events, he

real?" Josiah's eyes lit up with a flicker

Freya nodded. "Yes."

234 Does Your Captain

a weight from Josiah's shoulders, and he finally

have many pieces left, he

round," Josiah said

smiled and

with Josiah demanded her

game had been an easy win, given how distracted he'd

in the second round, they both brought their focus, and

as the victor.

was never about winning. Whether with

even letting

Josiah glanced at the clock. It was nearing

had become of Ellis. It was

hadn't shown up.