Chapter 475:

The Captain’s attention was never a good thing. “What did he want?”

“He asked if the rumors about your marriage and divorce were true,” Trent said. He was curious how the Captain even found out, given his limited access to phones.

Freya let out a breath. “That’s alright. As long as he didn’t ask whether I’ve gone backward in any way.”

Trent stared at the Captain’s last message, a flicker of thought in his eyes. But he chose not to tell her the Captain was coming back. If she knew, she wouldn’t sleep a wink.

“I have to go. We’ll talk when I return,” Freya said as the noise outside grew louder.

“Okay,” Trent said gently.

After ending the call, Freya stepped out. The banquet had officially begun.

The birthday celebration flowed smoothly.

Freya greeted Lionel and spent a bit of time with him before sitting down.

Hugh were

them sit with Isaac

Kristian subtle glances, clearly nudging him to look after Freya instead

stayed cold, Kristian still used the serving spoon

tried to decline, but Lionel’s presence made it hard to refuse. Halfway through the meal, Freya

want to eat what Kristian served, but with so many eyes watching, she had no choice. She forced herself to

𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙨

I’m full,” she

added

was left speechless. He was clearly

ended, Freya’s patience had run dry—though she didn’t

the banquet, Lionel had a quiet chat with Hugh, expressing regret over how the family had behaved in the past. Hugh stayed by

Freya headed

there, a tall figure blocked her path. He was slim, dressed in a suit,

recognized him right

had no plans to talk to him. In her mind, there

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