She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 496:

If the conversation couldn’t continue without chaos, she would just leave. Miguel was older, and she wouldn’t stoop to arguing—but that didn’t mean she had to stick around.

“Aren’t you supposed to be working?” Miguel’s frown softened ever so slightly at the sight of Alan, though his tone remained firm.

There was still a hint of old-school gender bias in the way he treated men versus women. But Freya didn’t care, as long as her parents didn’t think the same way.

“I was working, but there’s something going on at the company that only Mina can handle,” Alan replied smoothly. “I couldn’t find her there, so I came here.”

Miguel’s expression remained stern. “And the company can’t function without her?”

“It really can’t,” Alan said with a good-natured smile, clearly unbothered by the old man’s tone. “You wouldn’t believe how sharp she is. She just closed a killer deal that brought in a huge profit.”

“She should focus on looking presentable,” Miguel muttered, his eyes narrowing at Freya’s tailored outfit. “What’s the point of being at the office anyway?”

Alan’s gaze shifted ever so slightly at that remark.

let the words drift past her like a breeze. She already knew what her grandfather

was simply a tool—to extract the highest

prestigious families. Which one of them doesn’t keep themselves polished

stunning even without all that polish,” Alan replied sincerely. “And everyone’s different. Some enjoy dressing up. Mina enjoys

gⲁ𝗅𝓝𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀.𝗰0𝗺, 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝖘𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝗶𝗻

clearly didn’t appreciate the

“Alan’s right. Freya really is beautiful.

Alan winced slightly at her saccharine

cast another glance at Freya, his discontent still simmering. “Being pretty

so slightly but said nothing. Thinking Miguel had

knew how gifted Freya was. She’d hosted her own art exhibitions, written

from multiple disciplines had praised her

she had only honed

could she be seen as