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?”

She walked out of the restaurant with Hugh and Freya, her arm linked with Freya’s, her

scene didn’t go unnoticed. Someone stood at the corner, watching them leave. A phone

Garza, I’ve said everything I needed to. Working with me will do you more good than harm. You’re a

do.” Vivien watched as Freya and the others slowly faded from sight, her voice eerily calm—almost devoid

how deep the Briggs family’s roots run. Freya’s not someone I

Seymours and other major players. Freya alone had enough weight to make Vivien tread carefully. Vivien was aware that Freya was not someone

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know who I am,” the voice finally said. “The Briggs family might be a force in the corporate world, but the blood that runs in my veins could

Russell family’s background was nothing short

happen to you,” the voice continued, smooth and steady. “Isn’t your situation—and your mother’s—all because Freya came back

answer for a long while. Eventually, she

confident. “The name

think about it,” Vivien murmured, her thoughts