She Took The House The Car And My Heart

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Chapter 67 Exposing Ashley's Lies

"What were those intimate things?" Kristian inquired, his voice descending to an unprecedented depth and his eyes churning with barely contained emotions.

Ashley positioned herself against the hospital bed, her recently freed hand from the IV drip clenching slightly. "Kristian, I witnessed him sliding his hand inside Freya's blouse."

"Impressive!" Liam exclaimed spontaneously.

Freya glanced his way, her anger momentarily dissolving into amusement at his unexpected comment.

"Why not simply declare we had sex right there in the car?" Liam countered with biting sarcasm. "Your talent for fabricating stories truly stands unrivaled."

"Liam!" Kristian thundered.

Liam curved his lips into a deliberate smile, remembering Freya's reaction as he responded, "What? Did you actually believe it?"

Kristian remained wordless, observing Liam defend Freya giving him an inexplicable constriction in his chest. "Kristian, they might have simply been caught up in the moment." Ashley tugged gently at his sleeve, concern flooding her beautiful eyes. "She might harbor resentment about our relationship, explaining her behavior."

Ashley added softly, "Don't hold it against her."

Freya and Liam maintained their silence, standing motionless as they awaited Kristian's verdict.

Kristian's hands tightened at his sides before he finally asked in a strained voice, "Are you absolutely certain about what you saw?"

"Yes," Ashley confirmed with a nod.

"Is there any possibility you misinterpreted the situation?" Kristian pressed.

"No," Ashley stated with unwavering conviction.

Kristian stood immobile for an extended moment, utterly silent.

The other three could not begin to decipher his thoughts during this weighted pause.

"Kristian, since you're planning to divorce your wife for this woman, why prevent us from being together?" Liam interjected provocatively. "I would treat her with more consideration than you ever did, and Grandpa wouldn't raise objections."

"Silence!" Kristian commanded, his tone glacial.

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Ashley experienced a wave of relief. Liam had unwittingly incriminated himself, leaving Freya without a credible defense. It seemed her strategy had succeeded.

Kristian's gare shifted to the silent Freya, his emotions enfangled in complexity. "Won't you offer an explanation?"

"Is there truly any purpose?" Freya responded, exhaustion evident in her demeanor.

"Freya!"

maintain there's nothing between Liam and me, and today's incident resulted from Ashley deliberately rushing into harm's way, will you accept my word?" Freya challenged, meeting his

descended

fracture forming between Freya and Kristian. No man could tolerate betrayal, especially from those closest

"Kristian..." Ashley ventured cautiously.

with detached coldness.

surprise, confusion evident

flashed across her features as fear permeated her heart. She instinctively reached for Kristian's hand.

Kristian interrupted,

instinctively toward

continued, “He's my younger

"Kristian..."

commit an act

intensity, his words

stripped of any warmth.

I'm telling the truth. They were actually being

exploded, his anger

Ashley trembled involuntarily.

implicitly trusted could transform so drastically. "Did you believe that regardless of what accusations you leveled against Freya, I would accept your words without

color drained

Freya.” Kristian's genuine anger simmered beneath a barely controlled exterior. "You shouldn't tarnish

this unexpected turn of

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steeled herself for a barrage of accusations, only to witness

some mental anomaly today?" Freya whispered to Liam, gesturing

head.

consider this his normal state," Liam responded with amusement, seemingly unsurprised by the outcome. "He's typically

Freya offered a smile.

Liam suddenly called

turned toward him, his demeanor still intimidating. He couldn't comprehend how Ashley had

to complicate the situation. “Is the child she was carrying yours?" "What child?"

drove Freya home, this woman darted out at an

of events. "She suffered a miscarriage, and the physician confirmed

attention shifted

with his questioning. "Was it

Kristian replied immediately, without a moment's

in intimate relations with Ashley, making

strategy had veered off course. Panic surged within her as she

didn't you inform me about your pregnancy?"

terrified..." Ashley's eyes grew red as

the bed. "I feared