Chapter 682:

If not for Brendan—if she hadn’t proposed working with Kristian—would all of this have even happened?

The more she dwelled on it, the more her thoughts unraveled. Her usual composure splintered.

In that fog of turmoil, she boarded the plane to Jeucwell.

Staring out at the vast blue sky and drifting clouds, memories of her and Kristian washed over her. She remembered the tenderness and patience that defined the early days of their marriage—the respect, the quiet understanding. Then came the doubts, the cracks in trust, the harsh words—and now, his sacrifice to protect her. It all replayed in her mind like a vivid reel of yesterday.

Only now did she truly grasp that, in the grand scheme of things, nothing mattered more than life and death.

At three in the afternoon, the plane landed.

Freya exited the airport, intending to go straight to the Shaw estate. But the thought of Lionel’s age and Melinda’s gentle nature made her pause.

Breaking the news bluntly might be too much for them to bear.

the airport first. Once

wrote, “Are

Isaac replied, “Yes.”

like to speak to

glance at Melinda, who sat watching TV

barked impatiently. “Can’t you find something better to do

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Isaac sighed.

could stop getting scolded all the time, even as a grown man

“You’re right.”

Lionel snapped, not missing a beat. “You just sit around reading the paper all day, doing absolutely

Isaac was utterly speechless.

kept looping back to how Kristian always reacted whenever

subject, sidestep the confrontation

the side table, rose from his seat, and said, “Let me

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