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

love each other,” Freya answered

where her father’s fears

type to wear her heart on her sleeve. To others,

her own heart. She

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

along,”

him a light slap on the

unsure what that was

starts at

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

her dad and sister today,” Ellis said quickly, knowing Kendra was dead serious. He handed over the things Freya had packed. “Here—she

stays. You

walked right in anyway. He knew if he really turned around, he wouldn’t be allowed back

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