She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1187:

“Dad, are you thinking about something?” Freya noticed the flicker of hesitation in his expression.

“I used to,” Hugh admitted. “But not anymore.”

Freya looked puzzled. She didn’t quite understand what he meant.

Hugh hesitated, his lips pressed into a line. “Promise you won’t be mad if I say this?”

“Okay, go ahead,” Freya nodded, curious.

“I used to think that you chose Ellis just because he treated you well, because he seemed like a good fit—not because you loved him,” Hugh confessed, his voice a little strained, as if it hurt to say aloud.

Freya paused.

Before she could say anything, he went on. “But today, I finally get it. And I know now—you’re not going to regret this.”

he’d feared she’d wake up one day and realize she’d settled. A one-sided love could only last so long. Real happiness came

worry. We love each other,”

where her father’s

to warm up, emotionally even-keeled, not the type

knew her own heart. She loved

had headed home separately. The moment he stepped onto the front porch, not

I didn’t bring her along,” Ellis replied with a teasing

gave him a light slap on the

blinked, unsure what that was

starts

come in either. Next time,

dead serious. He handed over the

stays. You

walked right in anyway. He knew if he really