She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 314:

Noticing Kristian’s arrival, Lionel pretended not to see him and deliberately continued his game, completely ignoring his grandson’s presence.

Kristian settled into the seat across from him, his voice laden with tension as he inquired, “Freya once mentioned you know her family’s residence.”

“Don’t you possess that information as well?” Lionel continued moving chess pieces.

Kristian furrowed his brow in confusion. What was he supposed to know?

“Didn’t you encounter her father and younger sister during your last visit to Alerith?” Lionel glanced up, his tone heavy with implication.

Kristian instinctively began to deny it. “I never…”

He suddenly halted mid-sentence. Freya’s father and younger sister?

The faces of Hugh and Ethel suddenly materialized in his thoughts. “Are you suggesting Freya is indeed Hugh Briggs’ daughter?” Kristian found the conclusion preposterous.

Hadn’t Hugh explicitly told him that he

to his grandfather. He

that you two are now divorced. Whatever Freya’s background might be, it no longer

life, Kristian’s mind descended into

truly was a member of the Briggs family, it meant Hugh and Ethel had

wondered why Ethel showed such affection toward

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do?” Lionel called

discover why she concealed the truth from me,” Kristian replied with determination, standing and dialing her number

hear her

encountered only an automated message indicating

ending the call, he dispatched a message to Freya via a chat

several alternative methods of communication, each yielding identical

on him—Freya had deliberately

awareness ignited a surge of indignation within him. He pivoted back