Chapter 1047:

“I know,” Ellis said, a small smile tugging at his lips. “Just wanted to rattle them a bit.”

Kendra sighed. “Well, after that stunt, they probably won’t show their faces around here again.” She turned to Freya, a flicker of guilt in her eyes. “I didn’t expect them to come today. If I had, I would’ve told the guards not to let them in.”

Then she took Freya’s hand gently. “I’m sorry, Freya. You didn’t deserve to go through that today.”

“It’s alright,” Freya said quietly. “You’ve already handled it.” She paused for a moment, her voice softer now. “But… are you really not bothered by the fact that I’ve been married before?” In elite families, things like this usually mattered—a lot.

At least, from what Freya had seen, most families wouldn’t be so open-minded. They cared about appearances, past relationships, status—everything.

Kendra just looked at her and said warmly, “What’s there to mind?” She was sincere, not trying to sugarcoat anything. “If you had kids from your previous marriage, Caldwell and I might have paused for a second, sure.”

“Paused about what?” Ellis cut in, stepping beside Freya with a lifted brow.

not rushing into something or acting on impulse.” Ellis was an adult now, but to them, he

this was just infatuation, it would fade. And then what? Would he start caring

had already been through one painful marriage. Another collapse—another round of heartbreak—wasn’t

“Have you ever seen someone act on impulse for years straight?” Kendra froze. She couldn’t argue with that. He’d had feelings for Freya for years. That wasn’t impulse—it was

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clearly, like it was the only truth

him, her heart

hand, then turned to his parents. “I’ve got work tomorrow. We’ll head back

Caldwell said, nodding.

insist that they stay longer—they knew the

goodbye, giving Kendra

sleek, high-quality

Freya blinked, confused.

knowingly.

lit up. “Thank

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