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,

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

he arrived, Liam would have departed,

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encounter, she had likely altered her security

this particular aspect, he understood

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

not the case, considering my words and actions, he would have confronted

mild astonishment. She had misjudged the dynamic between

perpetually on the verge of reprimanding him.

derive pleasure from provoking him and observing the ensuing drama. Though he invariably responds with irritation, his threats remain empty-merely verbal posturing," Liam explained

Freya remarked with genuine

respond with just one. This reticence made him unpopular among some kids, who eventually ganged up on him. That particular day, while searching

murmured thoughtfully. The revelation defied her

her, his lips curving

turned toward him.

for Kristian truly dissipated?" Liam inquired. "They

off guard as usual. "Throughout his life, he's encountered minimal resistance and few genuine obstacles.

three kilometers from her residence, she glimpsed a solitary figure dressed in a white sweater waiting

the windshield, she

moment, Ashley spotted Freya

the woman launched herself

immediately, his customary relaxed

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brakes, the vehicle still

thud resonated through the air as Ashley crumpled to the pavement. The car

exited simultaneously, anxiety etched

relief that Ashley remained conscious as she hastened

crimson liquid pooled

Freya realized with horror that

fingers, she extracted her phone and dialed emergency services,

Ashley articulated between labored

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