No More Layovers for a Love That Won't Land novel Chapter 69

She rubbed her temples and was about to say something when Isabella spoke again, “Daddy’s on a business trip. I’m so bored. Mommy, please come home soon.”

Matteo was on a business trip?

Freya paused.

She was about to divorce Matteo, so she didn’t have to care about him anymore.

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But for Isabella, she still had a responsibility to look after her until she turned 18.

Thinking this, she said, “Alright, I’ll come back in a little while.”

That night, Freya made sweet and sour ribs and also prepared some soup for Isabella.

She stayed there for the next two days.

On Friday, Old Madam Miller called and asked her to come home for dinner.

So, Freya took Isabella back to Miller family.

At home, only Old Madam Miller was there. The others were either out for social events or still at school.

Old Madam Miller didn’t know that Isabella had returned from abroad. When she saw that Freya had brought Isabella along, she was overjoyed.

Isabella and Old Madam Miller were quite close, and she had the old lady laughing with her antics.

That evening, Freya and Isabella stayed at Miller family home.

The next morning, Freya woke up early to make pies by hand.

Old Madam Miller watched Freya with a nostalgic look, remembering how, before her marriage, Freya had never done any housework. She couldn’t help but sigh.

Freya knew what Old Madam Miller was thinking, so she smiled and said, “Cooking helps me calm my mind. I really enjoy it.”

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Freya had gained some weight compared to the last time she came back. She wasn’t as thin now, and Old Madam Miller felt a little more at case.

After finishing the pies, she chatted with Old Madam Miller for a while before heading upstairs.

Isabella was already up, brushing her teeth.

As Freya was about to get up after tidying the clothes she had taken off, she noticed that Isabella’s ipad had just pinged with a message. It was from Raven.

“Is Bella awake? I’ll be back this afternoon, and we’ll have dinner together tonight. How about I take

you out to play tomorrow?”

At breakfast, Old Madam Miller happily asked, “What would you like to eat for dinner, Bella? I’ll