She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 819:

With the atmosphere considerably lightened, Hugh gestured toward the living room. “Since you’ve returned, please join our discussion. They arrived recently, and I remain unaware of their purpose here.”

Initially, Freya hesitated, feeling disconnected from whatever business awaited them.

But Ethel tugged persistently at her sleeve. “Please accompany us—let’s face this together!”

When Cheryl and Vivien caught sight of Freya entering the room, their bodies visibly tensed, a fleeting shadow of disquiet darkening their carefully composed expressions.

Cheryl believed that if Freya hadn’t suddenly returned back then, her relationship with Hugh might not have ended.

“Hi, we meet again,” Vivien greeted Freya and Ethel, her voice far calmer than the smug tone she’d used earlier.

Freya and Ethel gave the slightest of nods in return, cold and clipped.

even more than Hugh himself. Whenever Freya was around, Cheryl

eat yet?” Cheryl asked, trying to shift the focus and cut the tension. “Why don’t we all

chit-chat. “We’re at home, and we’ll eat when we feel like it. Please go ahead

of awkwardness rise

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in the mood for pleasantries either, diving straight to the heart of it. “It’s getting late. If

several months since their last real

crossed paths with either Cheryl or Vivien again. They also hadn’t the faintest idea what Hugh had talked about with them after they’d left on Cheryl’s birthday. But judging by the tension

asked cautiously, clearly still rattled from

words left her mouth, Freya rose from her seat, ready to walk out. But Hugh stopped her cold with a firm tone, looking Cheryl square in the eye. “Mina and Sheila are both my daughters. There’s nothing here that needs to be hidden from

visibly caught off

a quick glance Freya’s way, her

so hard to maintain. By all logic, she should’ve loathed