Chapter 64

Chapter 64 Ashley's Deliberate Manipulation

Freya clammed up.

Kristian's theatrical display rivaled her sister's own dramatic flair.

Without lingering a moment longer, she strode purposefully toward Liam's car and slipped into the passenger

seat

As the vehicle pulled away, Kristian's fingers constricted around his car keys, his knuckles blanching with

tension

Everyone expected him to depart, but instead, his gaze swept over them with such intensity that they scarcely dared breathe.

"Mr. Shaw, is there anything else you require?" someone ventured.

"Do you harbor feelings for Freya?" Kristian inquired abruptly, his voice cutting through the air like winter frost. Confusion rippled across their faces.

Before anyone could formulate a response, Kristian added, "You'd better abandon such notions. She gravitates exclusively toward the good-looking ones."

Having delivered his admonition, Kristian departed without sparing a thought for their reactions.

Only after his taillights vanished into the distance did they recover their composure.

"Did he just imply we look ugly?"

"Damn! I've consistently captivated women with my innate charm."

"Perhaps they're enamored with your financial assets rather than your facial features?"

"Or possibly your honeyed words."

"Kristian Shaw addressed all of us collectively, not me specifically."

A contemplative hush descended upon the group.

Meanwhile, Kristian seethed internally,

Freya refusing to share transportation with him before an audience made him want to retrieve her forcibly and demand an

He recognized that by the time he arrived, Liam would have departed, and Freya would

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64 Ashley's Deliberate

had likely altered her

aspect, he understood

buildings blurred past her window, she turned to Liam. "Do you

the case, considering my words and actions, he would have confronted me decisively long

astonishment. She had misjudged the dynamic between

Kristian appeared perpetually on the verge of reprimanding

communication differs from conventional siblings. I derive pleasure from provoking him and observing the ensuing drama. Though he invariably responds with irritation, his

Freya remarked with genuine

just one. This reticence made him unpopular among some kids,

The revelation defied her

her, his

toward him.

your feelings for Kristian truly dissipated?"

life, he's encountered minimal resistance and few genuine

continued their journey, approximately two or three kilometers from her residence, she glimpsed a solitary figure dressed in a white

she recognized

moment, Ashley spotted Freya in the

woman launched herself toward the

immediately, his customary relaxed

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proved too close-despite the screeching brakes, the vehicle

air as Ashley crumpled to the pavement. The car

and Liam exited simultaneously,

lost your mind?" Freya exclaimed, noting with relief that Ashley remained conscious as she hastened

crimson liquid pooled

lower body, Freya realized with horror that the impact

and dialed emergency services,

promised... I would make Kristian... completely reject you," Ashley articulated between labored breaths, her complexion ashen. "After this incident... he will undoubtedly despise

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