She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 244

Chapter 244 Why Are You Scheming Behind My Back

"That man must really believe Ashley's turned her back on him." Freya's chest felt unbearably tight, like a

weight she couldn't shake off.

She'd always figured that if she helped Ashley set up her phone right-hid their chats and calls-it would be enough. But she hadn't thought the man might do some digging of his own.

There was nothing for him to find-no calls, no messages between her and Ashley,

Still, Freya had gone all out, securing Ashley's phone with top-level encryption. And let's be honest, no regular phone had that kind of hacker-grade protection.

Kristian tried to steady her. "It's fine. Just breathe."

But Freya didn't say a word.

She didn't want Ellis tangled up in this.

If he stepped in now, the fallout would be endless. She wanted him far away from this chaos-safe, untouched.

There was one small thing that gave her a sliver of comfort.

Back when she set up Ashley's phone, she'd thought ahead-disguised her number, just in case Ashley ever swapped devices.

So as long as Ashley was out in public, her phone's IP address was virtual, not traceable.

That mastermind wouldn't be able to track their previous meetups.

"Drop me off a little further up," Freya said, voice calm despite everything. "You and Gerard need to stay back."

"Why?"

"Because your phones aren't cloaked. If you show up near Ashley's place now, it'll look like she's been secretly meeting you." Freya was precise, her logic flawless.

Since Ashley's old phone couldn't work now, it meant the mastermind had been keeping tabs on her ever since.

What a pain.

Kristian flung his phone onto the seat beside him, making his decision clear. "Then I'm going with you, phone-

free."

"It's easier if I go alone," Freya said plainly. She'd only gotten into Kristian's car to tell him all of this. "If you come with me, it'll just complicate things even more."

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have a

piped up, "Sir,

back. The last thing

hopped out of the car, bought a laptop on the way, then hailed

minutes later, Freya arrived, skillfully dodging all the nearby

door, her eyes red and puffy like overripe plums. "Freya! What do

I betrayed him?"

She glanced around the room, making sure Ashley's phone and laptop were powered down before she

spilled everything, not holding

saying he started getting suspicious after you mentioned me and

Ashley nodded quickly. "Yeah."

the end of the world." Freya felt

that man brought to justice would

phone you used to talk to him. He probably

understandable. The only odd part was

in mind, Freya powered up her new laptop

picked up by any surveillance, she edited the audio, tweaking it to sound like Ashley had been

three times," Ashley stammered, hands shaking. "What do I do

pick up, say your main phone suddenly shut down and you had to go

that?"

called after getting the new phone, say it was a telemarketer. If he asks why it was off,

she talked, Freya hooked Ashley's phone to the laptop with a data cable, draining the battery

it hit five

Every little detail mattered.

so they couldn't monitor it. Fortunately, Freya had the foresight to bring a new

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walking Ashley through every step. "And don't forget-you've lost your phone for a day when you came back

confused, caught off guard but didn't

dialed that man's number, dread rising with

long to answer?" The man's voice was cold,

to the plan. "I

old one

"Oh really?"

new one off?" the man asked sharply, "Who called you