She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 82

Chapter 82

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Ashley felt her heart plummet into the depths of despair.

She had toyed with the idea of being honest, but circumstances had backed her into a corner.

If she failed to marry Kristian, she would tumble back into her own living

nightmare.

"I didn't lie to you,” she murmured, her voice quivering as she sought to stir a flicker of understanding. "I know I messed up before with what I said about Freya and your brother, but believe me, this time I'm not lying. 1 you doubt my words, go ahead, look into it. I swear, I don't know that man."

Ashley knew that no matter how deep Kristian dug, he would uncover nothing. That man was far more adep at shrouding their tracks than she was at revealing truths.

Kristian let the conversation drop without further pursuit, his silence heavy and telling.

The evidence was irrefutable-the photos weren't tampered with, and Ashley's truth was a woven web of lies. Tears breached her defenses, spilling over in genuine terror.

His expression unreadable, Kristian simply said, "I believe you.”

"You... you believe me?" Ashley's voice cracked, shocked by his sudden softening.

"How could I not?" Kristian touched the file folder-a brief, tender gesture before he leveled a grave demand. "But there's still one thing you need to clear up."

Ashley, her nerves frayed and jangling like alarm bells, took a sip of water to steady herself. “What is it?” she asked, her gaze flickering with unease

"I handed your overseas medical records to your attending physician," Kristian blurted out, his voice calm and measured.

He opened the file folder with a slow, meticulous motion that seemed to draw out the silence between them. "After reviewing them, he claimed he'd never treated a patient like you. How do you explain that?"

The sound of the water glass shattering against the hard floor punctuated the room as it slipped from Ashley's

grasp

had been anxious and scared before, now she teetered precariously on the brink of utter despair. The blood drained from her face, leaving her lips pale and her eyes wide, reflecting an unmistakable terror. Kristian had not

forgotten," she stammered,

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Chapter 82 A Clever

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plummet into

had toyed with the idea of being honest, but circumstances

to marry Kristian, she would tumble back into her

what I said about Freya and your brother, but believe me, this time

deep Kristian dug, he would uncover nothing. That man was

further

was irrefutable-the photos weren't tampered with, and Ashley's truth was a woven

over in genuine terror.

breached her

simply

Y "You... you believe me?" Ashley's voi said, "I

d. shocked by his

gesture before he leveled a grave demand. "But there's still one

like alarm bells, took a sip of water to steady herself. “What is it?” she asked, her gaze flickering with

medical records to your attending physician," Kristian

opened the file folder with a slow, meticulous motion that seemed to draw out the silence between them.

the hard floor punctuated the room

grasp

before, now she teetered precariously on the brink of utter despair. The blood drained from her face, leaving her lips pale and

she stammered, clutching at

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had them verify with the computer records," Kristian pressed on, relentless, his eyes boring into her as if trying to unearth her secrets. "They reviewed every

there."

deserted her, cornered by

absorbed her demeanor instantly, detecting the absence of the anticipated fury. Instead, his voice was icy, his words

her

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