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.

often found herself baffled at how Freya—just a woman in her twenties—could radiate such effortless authority, even more than Hugh himself. Whenever Freya was around,

yet?” Cheryl asked, trying to shift the focus and cut the tension. “Why

we’ll eat when we feel like it. Please go ahead and

a flush of awkwardness rise

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heart of it. “It’s

months since their

Hugh had talked about with them after they’d left on Cheryl’s birthday. But judging by the tension in the room now, it seemed like the time had come to make a final

still rattled from

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

faltered, visibly

glance Freya’s way, her gaze

all logic, she should’ve loathed her. But at this point, she couldn’t even summon resentment. All she could hope