Chapter 581:

“Wait,” he said, stopping her. “Did something happen between you and Mina?”

Cheryl glanced at Freya, her eyes red, but said nothing, as if determined to milk every drop of pity from the moment.

Watching her, both Ethel and Hugh instinctively assumed Cheryl had misunderstood Freya—when in reality, she was simply putting on a show.

Cheryl had always treated him and his daughters with genuine warmth—at least, that’s how Hugh felt.

Freya stood to the side, quietly watching it all unfold, choosing not to step in. She turned to Hugh and said lightly, “Sheila and I are heading back first. Take your time and talk things through.”

“Alright,” Hugh replied, his voice calm and firm, not a hint of hesitation in his tone. This wasn’t something to be brushed off. It needed a proper, honest conversation.

It was one thing if he had been misunderstood—but for Freya, someone so sincerely kind, to be wrongly accused? That just didn’t sit right with him.

Ethel were in the car and driving away, Ethel immediately turned, curiosity brimming. “What were you two talking about? And why did

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her mind. “So, she was faking it in front of Dad just now?” Ethel was stunned. She never

said plainly. “After what I told her, she probably realized all

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Cheryl. If Freya hadn’t returned, she might’ve fallen right into that mother-daughter duo’s

frustrated and upset, Freya reached out and gave her cheek a playful poke. “What’s going on in that little head of

murmured, leaning in closer. “If you hadn’t come

her on the head. “They were real smooth with the act. You had no reason to suspect them—it’s nothing

had bumped into Vivien at the office and started to connect

and full of trust, wasn’t the

huffed, puffing out her cheeks once more. Freya couldn’t help but

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