She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 440:

“Yes.”

Even with her reassurance, Hugh still seemed unsure.

If this really were just another work event, he could make a brief appearance and duck out.

But ever since Briggs Group and Shaw Group started working together two years ago, this was the first time Shaw Group had sent a formal invite.

Back then, events like annual banquets had nothing to do with the Briggs family.

“What if they figure out I’m your father and want to talk to me? Should I talk to them?” Hugh asked, his nerves creeping back in.

Freya didn’t reply right away.

She turned and looked at him.

Hugh only grew more uneasy under her gaze. “Should I?”

the chairman of a business partner, your job is to show

I don’t need to go around chatting

Freya responded, “That’s unnecessary.”

but deep down, he was

no clue what the

well and that Lionel adored her, as her father, Hugh couldn’t help but

out more times than he could count—but in the end, he held back, afraid of upsetting her.

an adult knee-deep in work, it flashed by in

anyone realized

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back at the Shaw estate, as everyone scrambled to get things ready for Lionel’s 80th birthday, Kristian went straight

off a cool, distant charm. He stepped forward and greeted him

much as

reminded

cold snort escaping him as he made

entire day waiting, only for Kristian to show up alone. Fully aware of where he stood in the Shaw family after the last fallout, Kristian had already made peace with the shift in dynamics. His talent for