She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 554:

At last, Norah gave in. She sank back into her seat, letting her purse fall onto the table with a sharp thud, her frustration thinly veiled. “Spit it out already. After this, I’m erasing you from my life.”

“You missed your calling,” Freya remarked, unfazed. “You’d have made one hell of an actress.”

If Ashley had been half as clever, things back then could’ve turned out a lot worse.

Freya rarely let her guard down—but even she had almost been fooled by Norah.

“Cut the sarcasm and get to the point,” Norah snapped, visibly irritated. Her reaction was flawless—exactly how someone wrongly accused would behave.

“Ashley’s car crash, the photo leak, the attack on me, the setup at the hotel with Trent, and the bribe to Melvin—all your handiwork, right?” Freya’s voice was calm, composed, with an edge of finality.

Norah stared at her as if she’d lost her mind. “Why the hell would I do any of that?”

Freya said, her tone calm but sharp enough to cut glass. “In your mind, if Ashley

a mask of confusion, as though

didn’t hesitate—you arranged for someone to rape Ashley,” Freya continued,

a minute,” Norah cut in, and Freya paused,

some dramatic TV series?” Norah

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to entertain jokes,” Freya

idea what you’re talking about,” Norah said, visibly eager to end the conversation. “And if anything

reading Norah like an open book—every reaction too perfect, every word too polished.

Norah said, rising from her seat with a huff of

school?” Freya asked, her gaze unflinching. “And why is

Norah’s brows creased slightly.