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,

transportation with him before an audience made him want to retrieve her

recognized that by the time he arrived, Liam would

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had likely altered

this particular aspect, he understood

window, she turned to Liam. "Do you

Liam clarified. "Were that not the case, considering my words and actions, he would have

expressed mild astonishment. She had misjudged the dynamic

on the verge of reprimanding him. Their combative

differs from conventional siblings. I derive pleasure from provoking him and observing the ensuing drama. Though he invariably

remarked with

might respond with just one. This reticence made him unpopular among some kids, who eventually ganged up on him. That particular day, while searching for Kristian, I discovered him surrounded by a group of kids and instinctively took a blow for

The revelation defied

at her, his

toward him.

for Kristian truly dissipated?" Liam inquired.

his life, he's encountered minimal resistance and few genuine

or three kilometers from her residence, she glimpsed a solitary figure dressed in a

the windshield, she

precise moment, Ashley spotted

contemplate Ashley's unexpected presence, the woman

slammed the brakes immediately, his customary

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screeching brakes, the vehicle still collided with

sickening thud resonated through the air as Ashley crumpled to

and Liam exited simultaneously, anxiety etched across their

noting with relief that Ashley remained conscious as she hastened to

liquid pooled beneath Ashley's

Freya realized with

phone and dialed emergency services, her heart weighted with unprecedented

would make Kristian... completely reject you," Ashley articulated between labored breaths, her

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