Chapter 82

Chapter 82 A Clever

Maneuver

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

face, leaving her lips pale and her eyes wide, reflecting an unmistakable terror. Kristian had not just looked into her history, he had delved into

many patients and just... forgotten," she stammered, clutching at straws, her

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Chapter 82 A Clever

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felt her heart plummet into the

idea of being honest, but circumstances had

she would tumble back into her own

know I messed up before with what I said about Freya

knew that no matter how deep Kristian dug, he would uncover nothing. That man was far more adept at

let the conversation drop without further pursuit,

and Ashley's truth was a woven

over in genuine terror.

her defenses,

simply

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

d. shocked by

the file folder-a brief, tender gesture before he leveled a grave demand. "But there's still one

of water to steady herself. “What is it?”

attending physician," Kristian blurted out, his voice calm and

with a slow, meticulous motion that seemed to draw out the silence between them. "After reviewing them, he claimed he'd

the hard floor punctuated

grasp

face, leaving her lips pale and her

seen too many patients and just... forgotten," she stammered, clutching at

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relentless, his eyes boring into her as if trying to unearth her secrets. "They reviewed every patient treated in the past

there."

cornered by the truth she

voice was icy, his words slicing through the tense air. "Why did you lie to

gaze fell, her

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