She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 380:

But Freya had misunderstood one thing.

To Hugh, Freya and Ethel meant everything. If either of them refused to accept Cheryl, he wouldn’t go through with the marriage—even if it seemed unfair to Cheryl.

More importantly, from the very beginning, he had made it clear to Cheryl that he might never marry her.

Seeing how emotional he became, Freya felt a twinge of conflict. She wondered if her late mother would blame her for this decision—or if it would have broken her heart to see Hugh in this state.

But thinking it through, her mother probably wouldn’t. She had always been the kind of woman who treated Hugh gently, with quiet patience and unwavering kindness.

She was soft-hearted to the core.

“Let me know what day works for you, and I’ll arrange the meeting,” Hugh said, fumbling slightly.

15th or 16th,” Freya replied, her tone unreadable. “Any

“How about the 10th?”

and with that, Hugh felt one

returned upstairs to rest, Hugh called Cheryl to let her know about the meeting with

Cheryl agreed.

motion, Hugh

was to take both Ethel and Freya together, and if all went well, he’d consider setting a date to officially register the marriage. Meanwhile, Cheryl lived in a duplex apartment Hugh had bought,

puffed out like a child denied her way. “Why can’t

Cheryl said coolly. She was elegant and poised, the kind of woman Ethel once described

his daughter,” Vivien argued, feeling wronged. She had always behaved her best around Hugh, and he had genuinely liked her. But

were in the wrong back then, so stop acting like the victim,” Cheryl replied,

she couldn’t deny the truth that

thought of losing all the fruits of her hard work because