She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 858:

“Dad,” Ethel said pointedly after Freya put the pen down, her tone firm.

“What do you think of Jarrett?”

Hugh was taken aback. She really knew how to pick her timing. It was bad enough she asked with Freya sitting right there, but Jarrett hadn’t even left yet.

Freya instinctively looked at him when she heard the question.

“He’s fine,” Hugh answered with a slight cough, keeping it brief. He fully intended to give Ethel a talking-to once they got home for putting him on the spot like that.

“Then you don’t have any objections to us dating, right?” Ethel wasn’t even trying to be subtle anymore.

Hugh, always the dignified one, held his composure. “When did I ever say I objected?”

out of the restaurant with Hugh and Freya, her arm

stood at the corner, watching them leave.

Garza, I’ve said everything I needed to. Working with me will do you more good than harm. You’re a smart woman—you know which choice

and the others slowly faded from sight, her voice eerily calm—almost devoid of emotion. “Whether it succeeds or not, it’s still a

“You know how deep the Briggs family’s roots run. Freya’s

in the business world, the Briggs family held frightening sway. And that didn’t even account for their powerful allies—families like the Seymours and other major players. Freya alone had enough weight to make Vivien tread carefully. Vivien

gⱯ𝗅𝗇0ν𝖊𝗅𝘀.𝗰𝗈𝗺; 𝓯𝗶𝓻𝓼𝓽 𝓼𝓮𝒆𝓷

voice finally said. “The Briggs family might be a force in the corporate world, but the blood that runs in my veins could wipe them out. Wealth means nothing in front of

hesitated. The Russell family’s background was nothing short

nothing will happen to you,” the voice continued, smooth and steady. “Isn’t your situation—and your mother’s—all because Freya came back into

fingers clenched around her phone. She didn’t answer for a long while. Eventually, she asked, “Can you really

can,” the voice said, confident. “The name ‘Russell’

think about it,” Vivien