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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didn't have

piped up, "Sir, best listen

held back. The last thing

the car, bought a laptop on the

later, Freya arrived, skillfully dodging

puffy like overripe plums. "Freya! What

I betrayed him?"

gently. She glanced around the room, making sure Ashley's phone and laptop were powered down before she relaxed. "Tell me everything

everything, not holding anything

saying he started getting suspicious after

Ashley nodded quickly. "Yeah."

of the world." Freya felt better once she

If that happened, getting that man brought to justice would be

to talk to him. He probably called." Freya's mind was laser

her fear-it all felt understandable. The only odd part was the sudden

in mind, Freya powered up her

she edited the

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

stayed calm. "Call him back. If he asks why you didn't pick up, say

he'll buy that?" Ashley

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

the laptop with a data cable, draining

waited until it hit five percent, then started

Every little detail mattered.

foresight to bring a new

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find any record of our call," Freys explained carefully, walking Ashley through every step. "And don't forget-you've

caught off guard

man's

take you so long to answer?" The

the plan. "I went out to get a new one and

old

"Oh really?"

the new one off?" the man asked sharply,