Chapter 113

My Heart

Chapter 113 Freya's

Promise

Freya caught the hint immediately. "He?" she asked, a knowing look in her eyes.

Ashley hesitated, realizing she had let something slip.

She paused, carefully weighing her next words. The mission had already crumbled like a house of cards. Whether she was caught or managed to escape, she would inevitably fall into that man's clutches.

The choice to speak or stay silent seemed like a matter of little consequence.

"If I tell you, can you promise me that you'll protect my family?" Ashley asked, her voice quiet but firm. "They're just ordinary people, and they don't deserve this."

"Speak first," Freya replied, not yet willing to give her promise.

Ashley wasn't sure why, but hearing that simple response eased the knot in her chest.

She looked at Freya and said, "Ask away. There's so much I could say, I don't know where to start."

Did that person order you to kidnap me?" Freya asked.

"Yes," Ashley answered.

"Why?"

Ashley confessed, her voice barely above a whisper, "He wanted me to create a compromising video of you, something he could use to force you into doing his bidding."

Freya didn't say much more, her gaze steady. She continued, "What does he want me to do?"

"He wants you to stay close to Kristian, to follow his commands whenever he gives them," Ashley said, feeling

a weight slowly lifting off her shoulders. "My return was part of his plan too."

"He wants you to marry Kristian?" Freya asked, piecing it together.

"Yes."

him so completely?" Freya's voice held a

don't have a choice," Ashley replied, her bitter smile a reflection of the helplessness she felt. "He controls every part of my life. Everything

they living in a world where law and justice

to a picture, handing it

grandma and my younger brother,"

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after them. My parents are gone.

her brow,

My career wasn't going anywhere, and I had no

could've been straightforward with him," Freya

her tone laced with regret. "I didn't understand the world yet. I was too proud to ask for help. And I thought... I thought he would offer without me having to ask. But when we broke up. just two days later, that man approached me. He promised easy money if I helped him. I

that man have a personal vendetta against Kristian?" Freya asked, connecting

blinked in surprise. "How... how

order to steal Shaw Group's business secrets, isn't he?" Freya said,

been to harm Kristian, there would've been

jaw dropped, stunned by how accurately

but no

won't report this to the police," Freya said firmly, cutting the conversation short. "But if something like this happens again, I won't

was palpable. It felt like a heavy burden had

unlikely to be a next

probably mean a life spent trapped in that basement,

call the police,"

wouldn't

not calling about your involvement," Freya clarified. "I want the police to arrest the two

uncertainty flickering in

accuse you, I'll vouch for you," Freya said, offering

breath, Ashley did as instructed, dialing the police with

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Freya's mind seemed to wander, and she asked, "Besides today, have you done

quickly,

time they arrived at

Ashley and said, her voice steady but intense, "No matter who you're up against, don't let them control your conscience. I can protect your family, but I can't save you from losing

struck by the

mixture of joy and disbelief as

you're really willing to protect my

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