She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 394:

“I believe one was her father’s partner,” Gerard replied.

Kristian muttered that he understood and hung up, his mind racing.

Was Freya upset because of that?

He closed the door and returned to his study, his thoughts a storm. As for Freya, she sank back into the rear seat of the car, closing her eyes to steal a moment of rest.

Though all she’d done was have lunch and shop with Ethel, she felt mentally drained.

She was so exhausted that she didn’t want to deal with anything. Ethel noticed the shift in her sister’s demeanor and hesitated before speaking. “Mina?”

“Are you unhappy?”

“What makes you think that?”

off. You’ve acted like your usual self, but I can tell.” Ethel gently took Freya’s hand, offering silent

and gave Ethel’s hand a reassuring pat.

childhood, their parents had seemed to be deeply in love. In Freya’s memory, they’d

Did her father

later, the sisters

they stepped inside, Hugh was still sitting in the living room.

steps halting. Her aloofness returned in full force, her tone and posture

“Can we talk?”

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voice was

upstairs first,”

She would shoulder the burden of these uncomfortable matters herself. Ethel deserved a life where she could laugh freely, untouched by the world’s weight. Ethel hesitated but eventually made her way

Ethel was gone, only Freya and Hugh remained in the living room. Outside, the night had already fallen. The lights inside were bright, but they did little to dispel

but the words seemed stuck, trapped by a

question to ask you,” Freya said,