She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 159

Chapter 159 He Was The Fool All Along

As Freya lost herself in thought, her phone suddenly rang, pulling her back to reality. It was Trent.

His voice, much steadier than it had been before, broke through the quiet as he asked, "Did you see him?"

"Nope." Freya's response was blunt as she continued, "The person manipulating Ashley is him. I've confirmed. it with her. It's really him."

Trent fell silent for a beat, the weight of her words settling in.

After a long pause, he asked, "They haven't returned yet?"

Freya knew exactly who he meant.

"No rush. That man's target is Kristian. He's using my past connection with him as leverage." Freya had been clearing her mind of distractions, trying to make sense of everything. "This time, we have the advantage in the dark, while he's exposed."

She still vividly recalled what had happened last time. She remembered how close she had come to losing her life.

Trent, sitting in front of his laptop, adjusted his glasses and asked the question that had never occurred to Freya. "Why would he target Kristian?”

The moment the words left his mouth, Freya froze. Her mind spun, racing to connect the dots.

But try as she might, she couldn't find a single link between Kristian and that man.

"I'll look into it," she said, pinching the bridge of her nose in frustration.

"Alright," Trent replied, his voice steady. "But before you make any moves or interact with him, let me know. I'll back you up."

Freya murmured her agreement and ended the call.

She stared at the photo on her phone, a familiar wave of relief washing over her. Thank goodness they'd disguised their faces back then. It meant the man couldn't recognize them.

If not for that, things could have gone south in an instant.

Just as she hung up, a knock sounded at her car window. She turned, and there stood Ashley, looking as

uncertain as ever.

Freya rolled the window down.

Their eyes met in silence.

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Chapter 159 He Was The Fool All Along

Ashley hesitated, her expression torn. "Are you really planning to have me tell him like that?"

"Yes."

"For real?"

"For real."

before letting the question go. Without another word, she offered Freya a few final insights-how to communicate with the man, how to keep him calm,

mid-step as if remembering something vital. “He's suspicious by nature. If he doesn't have

understanding the

in Alerith, it was only a matter of time before he started digging into her past. When that moment came, he would likely leverage her family to

her mind already working on how to handle what was

after hanging up on Freya, sat waiting for her call

time dragged on,

in the office, let his imagination run

to kill Kristian? Had her love

his heart

need me to strengthen your

him off. "That's

dared not ask any

answering, then there

Kristian's thoughts still felt scrambled. Something about the situation didn't add up. Why would Freya discuss those things with Ashley? And why had Ashley shown up in

mid-step, his

asked hesitantly, "Anything else you'd like

voice cold as he

still didn't understand why Ashley had kidnapped Freya.

got them.

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Gerard nodded quickly. "Understood."

he headed for the elevator. But as he reached the entrance to the

posture told him everything-she had

she called

furrowing as he took

seen so many times. Instead, it was cool,

simply gesturing for someone to

forgotten Freya's call-Ashley wanted him

same time, Freya had arrived at

had given her,

remembered her conversation with Ashley. To be safe, she decided to remind Ashley not to say anything to Kristian. Unfortunately, when she called Ashley, the response she received was

Freya was left speechless.

voice came through, unmistakable and demanding. "Someone's trying to

don't you?" Freya said

find the words. Her response had left

address. Let's talk later," Kristian finally said, after a

He'd argued with her endlessly

now that he knew, there