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 Kristian exposed her

desperate circumstances, believing that his protective nature

with reality,

himself emotionally, wouldn't be swayed by her plight even if

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

she

escape. No matter her actions,

The connection clicked through.

familiar masculine voice answered-deceptively calm

with

present

felt paralyzing dread course through

No! She couldn't bear

K.......

Ashley's affairs from his thoughts entirely. After

mind meticulously reconstructing everything about Freya, including Felipe's pointed remarks from the previous day. "When

who has ever truly influenced your feelings since you were a kid. You wouldn't get into such arguments

observations echoed repeatedly through

to dismiss them, but discovered their persistent grip

contacted Zander, who was currently at the film

completed filming a scene and expressed surprise at

darkened subtly. Settling against the driver's seat, he inquired with calculated detachment, "What does it

utterly astonished by this unexpected

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His thoughts raced frantically.

in

perfect composure. “It's actually Gerard. He's been wrestling with uncertainty about his emotions recently and just asked me to explain

unattached, Kristian," Zander

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.

words-"What

he initiated the search. He selected the first

recognizable patterns. First, during digital conversations with

furrowed his brow in confusion. Smile? Freya primarily