She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 383:

“It’s okay,” she replied softly, her voice a balm of understanding. “If my dad had introduced someone new to our family when I was younger, I wouldn’t have been able to handle it either. I understand.”

Hugh’s guilt gnawed at him more and more as Cheryl kept being so considerate.

There was no way he could disregard Freya’s opinion and marry Cheryl. If he did, his relationship with Freya might never recover. All he could do was wait and see how it played out.

After stepping out of the private room, Freya made her way straight toward the restaurant’s exit.

Ethel dashed after her in an instant, her eyes glinting with that usual sparkle. “Hold up! Why are you speeding off like that? I can barely keep up!” Catching up to her, Ethel blurted out the words in one go. Freya threw a glance over her shoulder, not spotting Hugh or Cheryl, and asked, “Why did you come out?”

“Because I’m your trusty sidekick,” Ethel replied with a mischievous grin, her hair done up in two braids with wispy bangs that made her look adorably cheeky.

Freya reached out and gave Ethel’s hair a gentle tousle.

The two of them strolled out of the restaurant side by side.

they wandered

first, Ethel chatted away about silly little things, but before long, she circled back to what really mattered. “Oh right, Freya—what did you mean back there in the private room? Did you figure something out?” Hugh wouldn’t be the right one to ask something like this, and even if he did, Freya probably

Freya asked as they

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She only started dressing like that about a year ago,” Ethel said after thinking for a moment. Then she tilted her head.

picking out a scarf for Ethel. “Don’t you think her style reminds

someone?” Ethel repeated, rubbing her chin and

And then, she froze.

slowly, she lifted her gaze. “You mean…

keeping the conversation going. “Her clothes,

all eerily similar

I do remember something,”

turned toward her, attentive.

like how Mom used to. Her tone, her mannerisms, everything,” Ethel said, her unease deepening with each word. “At the time, I was upset that Dad had brought someone home so quickly, but Cheryl was always so kind to me, I didn’t feel like I