She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 106

Chapter 106 What Does It

Feel Like To Love Someone

Ashley could no longer maintain her charade, and Kristian would surely reject marriage now.

Her only recourse was to depart before he completely uncovered her deception. Perhaps then, a faint glimmer of hope might exist if their paths crossed again someday.

"I'm leaving." Ashley finished gathering her possessions and, brushing past Kristian, murmured, "Believe it or not, I've never actually lied to you."

With those words hanging in the air, she turned to go.

Just as she reached the threshold, Kristian's voice halted her retreat. "Wait."

"Anything else?" she asked, her back still turned.

"Who helped you falsify the hospital records?"

"My cousin." Ashley had rehearsed this explanation meticulously. "He works at that facility. I didn't want my friends agonizing over my health, so I asked him to create a fabricated version for me."

Kristian's gaze bored into her. He found her explanation utterly implausible.

Yet when he reflected on her earlier words, Freya's image materialized unbidden in his mind.

"I underwent surgery at a different hospital three months ago, but due to exceptional circumstances, that institution maintains no record of my stay." Ashley displayed more conviction in this performance. "The Evergreen Hospital, from May 3rd through June 7th. Feel free to verify it. As for why I returned to you, my reasons remain unchanged from before."

Having addressed his question, Ashley wiped away a nonexistent tear, her eyes remaining dry.

Kristian struggled to identify his emotional state.

Anger? No.

Disappointment? Not exactly.

He experienced little beyond a profound desire never to see her again.

"You may go," he stated dispassionately, his tone barely deviating from its usual cadence. "From this moment forward, we share nothing."

Ashley forced her lips into a smile that ached to witness. "Alright."

She gripped her suitcase handle and departed.

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contemplated her response if

desperate circumstances, believing that his protective nature would compel him to champion her cause and confront her

with reality,

her plight even if he understood it. His primary concern was

this realization settled, Ashley's fingers clutching the suitcase handle grew numb with cold. The prospect of failing her assignment and returning to

her reluctance, she contacted

of escape. No matter her actions, she remained trapped in

The connection clicked through.

masculine voice answered-deceptively calm yet

slick with cold sweat

The man's words slithered slowly, dangerously, as he assigned her new directives. "I'll present you with another

felt paralyzing dread

She couldn't bear that

K.......

Ashley's affairs from his thoughts entirely. After departing the building, he

his mind meticulously reconstructing everything about Freya, including Felipe's pointed remarks from the previous day. "When will you exhibit honest self-reflection,

only one who has ever truly influenced your feelings since you were

repeatedly

but discovered their persistent grip on his

who was currently at the film location,

filming a scene and expressed

Settling against the driver's seat, he inquired with calculated detachment,

was utterly astonished by this

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His thoughts raced frantically.

you in love

concealing his emotions, fabricated with perfect composure. “It's actually Gerard. He's been wrestling with uncertainty about his emotions recently and just

Kristian,"

with an answer, otherwise he'll remain too distracted to function effectively." Zander felt momentarily speechless. How could he possibly provide casual advice on such a profound matter? Rather than offering superficial guidance, he maintained his characteristic gentleness. “Perhaps

launched his browser and entered several words-"What does

he initiated the search. He selected the first

First, during digital conversations with them,

in confusion. Smile?