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.”

up one day and realize she’d settled. A one-sided love could only last so long.

worry. We love each other,” Freya answered

where her father’s fears

always been reserved—slow to warm up, emotionally even-keeled, not the type to wear

own heart. She

and Freya had headed home separately. The moment he stepped onto the front porch, not even through the door yet, Kendra appeared, scanning around.

I didn’t bring her along,” Ellis

a light slap on the

blinked, unsure what

story starts at

motioned for someone to shut the door. “Then you shouldn’t come in either. Next

Kendra was dead serious. He handed over the things Freya had packed. “Here—she sent

You go,” Kendra

right in anyway. He knew if he really turned