She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 888:

Freya offered the faintest of smiles before letting out a deep sigh.

Silently, she slipped the knife back into her bag, careful not to alarm the other patrons milling around. “Alright. Start talking. What’s going on?”

“It was Norah Russell who told me to do this,” Vivien confessed without hesitation. Something in her had shifted since Freya said she believed her—like that simple trust had cracked her defenses. “She said that if I killed you, she’d give me the life I wanted and promised I’d walk away clean.”

Freya raised an eyebrow. “And you believed her?”

“Halfway.” Vivien gave a dry, uneasy smile. “It’s not like we signed a contract. Who’s to say she wouldn’t screw me over the second it was done?”

“So, that’s why you didn’t go through with it?”

“Of course not!” Vivien’s response came quickly, desperate to correct the assumption. “That was just a small part of it. The real reason?” She drew in a breath. “I realized the life I wanted shouldn’t be built on your death. Even if I got everything she promised, I’d never be able to live with myself in peace.”

about it.

every word, even if freedom and luxury

a killer. All her arrogance, her manipulations—they’d made people hate her, sure. But murder? It was a serious crime, a point of no return. She just couldn’t

might sting. But she owed Freya the truth. “Your dad and sister have always been so

she even contact

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called me,” Vivien admitted. “But… weren’t you two close? How did

nothing to do with her anymore.” Freya’s voice was flat, dismissive. “And for what it’s worth, none of what she promised you was even possible. The Russell family cut ties with her a long time ago.” That part was true. The last time Freya had met with Josiah, he’d made

her actions. Damon,

had those kinds of connections?” Vivien asked, still trying to piece it

uncle went into the military. The Russells are people of principle. Just because they’re family doesn’t mean they’d cover for her. And they definitely wouldn’t do the things she

the whole time?” Vivien

on her. For the first time, she was truly grateful she

when did Vivien believe