She Took The House The Car And My Heart novel Chapter 41

Chapter 41 She’s Absolutely Scandalous

“Miss Bradley asked me to have a word with you and Melinda on her behalf,” Freya explained with a forthright honesty. “She’s hoping for your blessing on her marriage to Kristian and to be welcomed into the Shaw family.”

The smile on Ashley’s face wavered, her gaze locking onto Freya with an intensity that betrayed her surprise at. the directness of the request. She had not anticipated such blunt honesty from Freya.

“She might as well keep dreaming,” Lionel scoffed dismissively.

“Understood,” Freya replied cheerfully.

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After some light conversation, Lionel let a quiet sigh and finally hung up, clearly not wanting the call to end.

Freya turned to deliver the news to Ashley, whose displeasure was evident. “I’ve conveyed your wishes, and

Lionel’s advice was to keep dreaming ““”

“You did that deliberately!” Ashley accused, her realization dawning late but with force.

Freya simply confirmed, “Yes, I did.”

Ashley’s voice rose in anger. “Why would you sabotage me like that? If you were opposed, you could have just

declined!”

Freya sipped her coffee calmly, choosing not to respond.

Ashley’s hands balled into fists at her sides, her frustration palpable.

Lionel and Melinda’s disdain was nothing new, but Freya’s actions had just exacerbated the situation, potentially ruining any chance of improving Lionel’s opinion of her. How could Freya do that?

“Don’t fool yourself into thinking that Lionel and Melinda’s fondness means you belong in the Shaw family,” Ashley spat, her voice dripping with contempt. “Without Kristian’s approval, you’re essentially a nobody.“.

Freya’s reply was serene. “You’re right.”

As Ashley clamped her jaw tight, rage bubbled within her.

In stark contrast, Freya remained seated across from her, her demeanor untouched and aloof, exuding an effortless grace.

This only intensified Ashley’s sense of foolishness.

“Anything else you wish to add?” Freya inquired, her tone light and unconcerned.

Though Ashley yearned to storm out, memories of a recent ordeal held her back, and with eyes brimming with tears, she ventured, “Was it you who orchestrated that incident at the hotel?”

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“No,” Freya answered simply.

“You’re denying it before I even specified what happened.” Ashley shot back, her suspicions firm.

“Kristian mentioned it,” Freya disclosed, without stirring the pot further. Her eyes held Ashley’s briefly, a silent exchange, before suggesting coldly, “Perhaps you should visit a hospital for a brain examination, maybe even consider a CT scan.”

The suggestion made Ashley’s heart pound fiercely. Rumors of Freya’s prowess in medicine had reached her ears. Was it possible something was seriously wrong with her brain?

Ashley voiced her concern, her tone laced with unease. “What’s wrong with my brain?”

“It might just be slightly off–track,” Freya responded, her voice dripping with indifference.

Ashley clenched her cup so tightly her knuckles turned pale. Her glare was lethal enough to send shivers down anyone’s spine.

Freya remained largely silent after that.

When Freya rose to depart, Ashley shadowed her to the doorway.

There, Ashley seized Freya’s arm.

Freya jerked back, as though Ashley’s touch was repulsive, her annoyance palpable. “What do you want?”

“I want to show you that Kristian will choose me over you,” Ashley whispered, her voice a dangerous murmur that nonetheless reached Freya’s ears.

In that instant, Freya saw Ashley not with sympathy but with a sorrowful pity, recognizing the self–inflicted nature of her predicament.

She stared at Ashley, her words heavy with unspoken truths. “He chose you long before today.”

She was baffled by Ashley’s relentless fixation on Kristian, unable to grasp why she yearned for confirmation of his love when he clearly belonged to her already. The whole situation struck her as ludicrous.

In Ashley’s eyes, there flared a wild, desperate resolve.

As Ashley tensed, clearly gearing up for some melodramatic act, Freya cut her off sharply. “If you’re concocting some dramatic scene–like pretending to trip or ‘accidentally‘ running into something to pin it on me–think again. There’s a camera right over there capturing every

move.”

Ashley’s gaze darted to where Freya pointed, a cold wave of dread washing over her.

Realizing her plot could have easily unraveled, exposing her manipulation to Kristian, she understood that any such antics would have obliterated all her carefully laid plans.

Freya, paying no further heed to Ashley’s scheming, collected her belongings and strode away with an air of dismissal.

Upon her arrival home, Freya’s phone lit up with a flurry of messages from Frederick.

“You’ll never guess what I’ve dug up!”

“The story of your soon–to–be ex–husband’s first love is absolutely scandalous.”

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“I am profoundly amazed!”

Freya, curiosity piqued, set aside her laptop and quickly called him back. “You actually dug through her past?”

Frederick’s voice, tinged with a hint of remorse yet bubbling with eagerness, came through. “It was too tempting. I had to see who dared to make such audacious statements. And believe me, I’ve stumbled upon a revelation that’s nothing short of explosive.”

“Please, just keep it to yourself,” Freya muttered, her voice dripping with disinterest.

“But don’t you want to know the real reason she has returned?” Frederick’s voice perked up with curiosity as he uncovered more about Ashley during his investigation.

Freya’s response was terse and indifferent. “That matter doesn’t concern me.”

“She’s only come back to dip into Kristian’s wealth,” Frederick blurted out eagerly. “She wants to drain his wealth just to keep some other guy comfortable.”

Freya scoffed, “Stop watching those daytime soap operas.”

“I’m dead serious!” Frederick protested, balancing the phone against his shoulder as he feverishly typed. He quickly sent her a screenshot. “Check this out. It seems she ditched Kristian because he cut her off.”

As Frederick rattled on, Freya’s bewilderment only deepened.