She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 82

Chapter 82 A Clever

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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

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

forgotten," she stammered,

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felt her heart plummet into the depths

idea of being honest, but circumstances had backed

marry Kristian, she would

before with what I said about Freya and your brother, but believe me, this time I'm not lying. If you doubt my words, go

uncover nothing. That man was far more adept at

without further pursuit, his

weren't tampered with, and Ashley's truth was a woven web of

over in genuine terror.

breached her

simply

Kristi Y "You... you believe me?"

by his sudden

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

and jangling like alarm bells, took a sip of water to steady herself. “What is it?”

handed your overseas medical records to your attending

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

water glass shattering against the hard floor punctuated

grasp

despair. The blood drained from her face, leaving her lips pale and her eyes

he's seen too many patients and just... forgotten," she stammered, clutching

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boring into her as if trying to unearth her secrets. "They reviewed every patient

there."

deserted her, cornered by the

absence of the anticipated fury. Instead, his voice

fell, her tears