She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 5

Chapter 5 You've Changed

Ashley cast a quick glance at Kristian and, with an unmistakable air of intimacy, said, "I'll listen to Kristian."

Freya, her striking eyes lifting slightly, turned to Kristian. "Darling, can I take a look?"

Kristian noted the artificial warmth in her voice but remained silent. Without a word, he picked up the phone from the table and pulled up a conversation before handing it over.

Freya took the phone, scanning the chat history.

A contact labeled "Mrs. Shaw" had sent a message. "Help me get rid of Ashley, I'll settle your debts and throw in an extra million."

"How do I know you'll keep your promise?" Ashley's attacker responded.

"I'm Kristian Shaw's wife. A million is nothing to me," came the reply from "Mrs. Shaw".

The attacker responded cautiously, "I'll trust you this once. But if you go back on your word, I'm not afraid of making a scene at Shaw Group! Send me her photo,"

Moments later, "Mrs. Shaw" sent an image, followed by a warning. "Don't leave any traces."

(Freya finished reading, her expression unreadable. She raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, "That's it?"

Kristian studied her face, searching for any flicker of panic-but found none. "That's all."

"It wasn't me." Freya handed back the phone, her voice calm as she reasoned, "With your resources, it shouldn't be difficult to track down who owns this account."

"The account is new. No user identity verification," Kristian replied, his voice edged with cold detachment.

"Then trace the login IP," Freya suggested effortlessly.

Kristian's gaze lingered on her, his expression darkening slightly.

In all the years he had known her, intelligence had never been her defining trait.

She had always relied on him to solve her problems.

Yet, now she was analyzing the situation with a sharpness he hadn't expected.

"You're not about to tell me the IP was hidden, are you?" Freya asked when his silence stretched a little too. long

Kristian didn't answer her directly. Instead, he issued an order. "Gerard, have the tech department trace all login IPs linked to this account."

"Understood," Gerard responded promptly, taking the phone and swiftly exiting the room, caught between Kristian and Freya's tension.

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you absolutely sure it wasn't you?" His voice

messages, he had been certain Freya was responsible. Everything about her lately had contradicted his previous

before, yet during the divorce, the had demanded an

unassuming, but suddenly, she had

easygoing nature just

questioning me, you might want to

his eyes slightly

respond, she added, "Oh,

is it?"

call the police," she remarked, holding

Kristian's expression darkened.

instinct

them,

her gaze. Her eyes-once perpetually warm- blinked slowly, her

when Ashley's soft voice pulled Kristian

"Kristian," she murmured.

head turned slightly. "What

hesitated for a beat before saying,

a simple request, but the implication was clear-she

as she took a step closer to the bed. "Before you rest,

Ashley's eyes widened in

caught Freya's implication instantly. His voice dropped

her tone glacial. "I won't blame you for seducing my husband—a relationship takes two. But let's address your

Her fingers twisted the 'Mrs. Shaw',

"When I saw

assumed you staged this 'accident' because you couldn't bear the thought

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Kristian shopping with me."

Ashley's protest

voice simmered with

deliberately casual. "Can't take a

call this a joke?" He stepped closer, shielding Ashley

me."

shattering ice. “You rage over a joke, yet when she accused

His

said his name

in his chest

clenched his jaw against the

Her voice quivered just once-before steel

married." Pride alone choked back the words "Your defense of