and, with an unmistakable air of inti

ng slightly, turned to Kristia

ned silent. Without a word, he picked up the phone from the

hone, scanning t

sage. "Help me get rid of Ashley, I'll settl

eep your promise?" Ashl

million is nothing to me," ca

s once. But if you go back on your word, I'm not afrai

t an image, followed by a warn

ion unreadable. She raised an eyebr

rching for any flicker of pani

calm as she reasoned, "With your resources, it should

y verification," Kristian replied, h

in IP," Freya sugge

ed on her, his express

wn her, intelligence had ne

lied on him to so

the situation with a shar

s hidden, are you?" Freya asked when h

issued an order. "Gerard, have the tech departm

phone and swiftly exiting the room, eager to avoid

. "Are you absolutely sure it wasn't

certain Freya was responsible. Everything about her la

y before, yet during the divorce, s

unassuming, but suddenly, she h

ature just been an

uestioning me, you might want to figure out how the driver

his eyes slightly

ond, she added, "Oh,

it?" he

e to call the police," she remarked, holding his ga

expressio

as involved, his first instinct had been to con

ed between them, an unspoken

eyes-once perpetually warm-blinked slowly, he

ent broke when Ashley's soft voice p

n," she

ed slightly.

a beat before saying,

but the implication was c

btle smile played at her lips as she took a step closer to

eyes widened in f

tion instantly. His voice dropp

ame you for seducing my husband-a relationship takes

ne with remorse. Her fingers twisted the sheets. "W

staged this 'accident' because you couldn't

hley's protest

an's voice simm

berately casual. "

er, shielding Ashley with his body. "Ta

u rage over a joke, yet when she accused me of

till. His eyes

She said his name

in his che

is jaw agains

eel returned. "We're still married." Pride alone choked bac

playing peacemaker. "This is my

he'd ignored the woman's petty

eddle in family matters?"

te seeing

Freya said slowly,

's whisper was a masterc

fficed, we would

rist-this time, his grip lacked its

dn't r

she let him haul he

d her, his mask of indifference

ll her

enc

what she is-a

ot," he

n am

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s?" Freya a

ng between them

but her face-all scorn, her once-warm eyes now fli