She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 158

Chapter 158

Chapter 158 Just Heed My Advice

The air crackled with tension as Freya and Ashley faced off, their gazes sharp and unyielding

With a nonchalant grace, Freya whipped out her cellphone, dialed a number with deliberate slowness, and then casually flipped it onto the table. The phone landed with a soft clack, its speaker buzzing to life, filling the room with the tinny sound of an incoming call.

The privacy screen on her phone cast a murky shadow over the display, leaving Ashley craning her neck in a futile attempt to glimpse the caller's identity. Before she could voice her curiosity, a familiar voice spilled out from the speaker.

"Hello?" Kristian's voice echoed slightly, laced with confusion.

At the sight of Freya's name flashing on his screen, a bewildered frown creased

his brow, his mind momentarily grappling with the surreal moment.

Shaking off the initial shock, he steadied his voice and answered the call.

Freya leaned in, her voice a calm cascade, betraying no hint of urgency. "Your ex wants to kill you. Are you willing to cooperate?"

Kristian stiffened, a flicker of shock flashing across his face.

Ashley, too, froze mid-motion, her eyes wide with disbelief.

The stunned expressions they wore were nearly mirror images of each other.

"Why would you want to kill me?" Kristian asked, his brows knitting together in confusion.

Gerard, who had been calmly going over some reports nearby, suddenly froze-his face drained of color, panic creeping into his eyes. What the hell was happening? Freya wanted to kill Kristian?

"It's not me." Freya corrected smoothly, the cool timbre of her voice cutting through the mounting chaos. "It's your ex-girlfriend. She's plotting to stab you, hoping it'll land her in prison."

That revelation struck a chord in Kristian, a name flashing through his mind like a neon sign. "Ashley?"

"Mm-hmm," Freya affirmed.

"Not cooperating," Kristian's voice cut through the air, sharp and resolute.

He ended the call abruptly.

Freya turned to Ashley, her expression unreadable, almost detached. "You heard him," she stated flatly.

Ashley's eyes flickered with a mix of desperation and determination. "Then help me get close to him," she

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implored.

an eyebrow, her tone skeptical. "And why exactly would

don't succeed, you'll be his next target," Ashley replied, her

all too well "Living under his thumb is like being trapped in hell-every waking

Believe me, even you

and chilling scenes that played over in her mind, a constant reminder of the man

Freya. Ashley knew that if she failed this time, he would certainly

Ashley, searching for any hint of a lie, but found

her chat with Trent. She scrolled through their messages until she found a particular photo that Trent had sent-a snapshot of Ashley standing next

extended the phone towards Ashley. She questioned sharply. "Is this the

instantly rewinding to the moment Kristian had confronted her with it. Her first instinct was to blame Freya, suspicion flaring in her chest-until she paused, thinking it through. Freya couldn't have

voice uncertain as her gaze flickered back to the photo. "That's not his real face. It's a disguise-he looks completely different

eyes, curiosity piqued. "Then what does he actually look

the question, Ashley quickly turned to the café counter and asked for a pen and some paper. Once they handed it over, she sat back down and started sketching in front

him, not once had she taken a

face was carved into her memory like a

ten tense minutes, a rough but recognizable

at the all-too-familiar face on the paper. Her expression turned icy. Lifting a finger, she tapped the sketch right between the man's brows. "Does he

the pencil hovering just above

eyes widened in shock, pupils shrinking.

in a heartbeat-cool and serious, like a

tapped through a few screens, and brought up a hidden

the image-that face, so familiar it could haunt her in dreams. Her lips parted

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in with a qusation that rams nut of mirthers, tu par

to process everything "What she muttered, completely

and suppeal that I should take your place F* words landed like a cold step, jaling Ashley

to stall, charged unth new, unestling

grasp the weight of your fender Ashley atammered, her des trendding with a

and disbelief

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a desperate edge to her voice as the played on Freys's known weakness for

live in peace with your grandmother and younger brother?" Freya's eyes were piercing, hey

not long for that kind of life? she clung to that thought,

danger were worlds apart. Ashley knew the sting of past errore last time, her actions had nearly caused irreparable damage. She couldn't allow history to sche with the same grave

that's really what you want," Freya said, her tone steady but firm "Then

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