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

"Sir,

but held back. The last thing he

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

minutes later, Freya arrived, skillfully dodging all the nearby

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

I betrayed him?"

making sure Ashley's phone and laptop

everything, not holding anything

you're saying he started getting suspicious after you mentioned me and Kristian?"

Ashley nodded quickly. "Yeah."

It's not the end of the world." Freya felt better once she pieced the

terrified of being exposed. If that happened, getting that man brought to justice would be a thousand

talk to him. He probably

felt understandable. The only odd part was the sudden shutdown of her new

in mind, Freya powered up her new laptop and dove into the

she edited the audio, tweaking it to sound like Ashley had

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

him back. If he asks why you didn't pick up, say your main phone suddenly

buy that?" Ashley

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

talked, Freya hooked Ashley's phone to the laptop with a data

waited until it hit five percent, then

Every little detail mattered.

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

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of our call," Freys explained carefully, walking Ashley through every step. "And don't

guard but

pounding, she dialed that man's number, dread

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

main phone blacked out," Ashley replied, sticking to the plan. "I went out to get

old

"Oh really?"

off?" the man asked sharply, "Who