She Took The House The Car And My Heart

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,

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

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

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she had

this particular aspect, he understood

access again. As buildings blurred past her window, she turned to Liam. "Do you and Kristian maintain an amicable relationship? I doubt

case, considering my words

expressed mild astonishment. She had misjudged

perpetually on the verge of reprimanding him. Their

observing the ensuing drama. Though he invariably responds with

Freya remarked

ten sentences toward him, he 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

Freya murmured thoughtfully. The

sideways at her, his lips

toward

your feelings for Kristian truly dissipated?" Liam inquired. "They have,"

his life, he's encountered minimal resistance and few genuine obstacles. Your challenging presence introduces a valuable lesson." Freya remained silent, lowering the

approximately two or three kilometers from her residence, she glimpsed

she recognized

Ashley spotted Freya in

presence, the woman launched

the brakes immediately, his customary

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the screeching brakes, the vehicle still collided

sickening thud resonated through the air as Ashley

and Liam exited simultaneously, anxiety etched across their

exclaimed, noting with relief that Ashley remained conscious as she hastened to

liquid

realized with horror that the impact had triggered a

her phone and dialed emergency services, her heart

Ashley articulated between labored breaths, her complexion ashen. "After this incident...