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At that moment, it felt as if the very foundation of Freya's world had crumbled, leaving her standing on uncertain
ground.
Her hands stiffened at her sides, and the light inside her seemed to fade.
“Mina,” Hugh called out softly.
Freya didn’t respond, but her eyes reddened.
Hugh panicked, leaping to his feet and rushing toward her. “Mina, don’t scare me.”
Freya bit her bottom lip, the pain in her chest unbearable.
To her, having a happy family had always been her greatest source of strength. During her intense training, she
had always drawn strength from the thought of her family. When the going got tough, the idea of protecting her
family kept her going. When she wanted to quit, the vision of her happy family was the only thing that motivated
her.
But after her mother’s death, just days later, she had walked in on her father and Cheryl in bed together. That
was when her world had shattered.
Her father had claimed he was framed.
And Freya had believed him.
But belief didn’t erase the reality that, despite his words, he had kept Cheryl close—and a rift had formed
between them.
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Now, her father was telling her that the foundation of her belief, the happy family she had always trusted in, had
never been real. Her parents had never loved each other. Her world ccrashing down.
Now, Freya understood everything. It was no surprise her mother had never urged her or her sister to seek out a
man like their father—after all, that marriage had been forged not in love, but in duty. A union stitched together
for appearances, not affection.
It was all theater—smiles painted on like masks at a masquerade.
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“What does Cheryl mean to you?” Freya asked, her voice gentler than a breeze before a storm, carefully keeping
her emotions in check.
At her question, Hugh said nothing. He simply lowered himself beside her, the silence hanging like fog between
them.
For the next half hour, he peeled back the layers of the past—recounting how he cto marry Freya's mother
and the tangled history he shared with Cheryl.
When he finally fell silent, Freya felt as though a boulder had taken residence on her chest, pressing her down
with every breath.
She rose, emotions still glistening in her eyes. “I'm going upstairs.”
“Mina,” Hugh called softly.
“If you intend to make that woman
your wife, then do it. But know
this—Sheila and | haye(onlyce@f had
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Now, the picture was clear.
Cheryl had been Hugh's first
love—two young hearts ablaze, only
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to Freya's mother in a loveless
match. Likewise, Freya's mother had
once carried a torch for someone
else—but she, too, had been no
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