She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 822:

“And the money?”

“What?”

“You mentioned giving them some funds?”

Hugh cleared his throat softly, a little sheepish now. Was Ethel trying to keep tabs on him?

But surely, that wasn’t it. After all, he’d earned that money. If he chose to part with a portion, especially for people he wished to keep at arm’s length, that was his prerogative.

“Yes—two hundred million,” he admitted. He had calculated it carefully—enough to live comfortably, so long as they didn’t drown it in gold and glitter.

Ethel considered his words but chose not to press further.

Freya, for her part, stayed silent and unbothered. The matter of the money or the house didn’t stir her.

to a decision,” Hugh declared solemnly, his eyes warming as they landed on his daughters. “I will stay single and watch you both walk down the aisle. As long as

back later,” Ethel teased,

filled with certainty. “I won’t. You

Freya stated clearly, cutting off any future attempts

“But…”

“Mina…”

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗏𝗲𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖋𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗀𝖆𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒𝚌𝗼𝗺

and Ethel were momentarily

for Kristian?” Hugh asked, the concern plain

a few months had passed, even the most emotionally

Freya answered, her voice calm as a still pond. “I just don’t believe in marrying for the sake of ticking a box. I refuse to settle. Marriage should be sacred—a union of

already turned the

first call of Ashley, she had begun reshaping her heart. By the time the divorce papers were signed, the process was

jarring even, she had found

was

want to marry either. How about the two of us stick together