NovelGoldChapter 399:
“It’s really me,” Ashley’s voice sounded much the sas it always had. “I'd like to meet with you. Is that
okay?”
“I'm busy,” Freya replied curtly, turning her down.
Ashley sat at a café, gazing out the window at the endless parade of cars. Her mood was far from pleasant.
Holding her phone, she said with calm urgency, “I can cto you.”
“Miss Bradley, | don’t think we're that close,” Freya replied, her grip on the steering wheel tightening as she
continued driving. She couldn't figure out why Ashley had suddenly cto Alerith. Hadn't Ashley once said that
returning to that man was like stepping into hell?
“Please, I'm begging you,” Ashley pleaded.
Freya heard the desperation in her voice, her own hands tightening on the wheel, her expression unreadable.
Had she not known about Ashley's past, she wouldn't have cared at all. Whether Ashley begged or not wouldn't
have made a difference. But for sreason, Ashley's plea evoked the image of someone being manipulated.
After a moment's thought, Freya decided. “Where do you want to meet?”
“The café next to Shaw Group building.” Ashley's voice relaxed, a faint, bitter smile tugging at her lips.
Freya set her GPS and drove off.
Half an hour later, she arrived.
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After parking, Freya saw Ashley sitting by the window. She looked even more worn than when she’d left. Though
it was only autumn, she wore a scarf.
Her white knit sweater and flowing hair gave her an air of fragile calm, but her appearance screamed of silent
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As Freya walked in, Ashley's gaze instantly locked onto her.
In that moment, a glimmer of hope sparked in Ashley's eyes.
Freya took a seat across from her, her voice distant and cold. “What do you want?”
“That person wantsto kill Kristian,” Ashley murmured, gripping the spoon in her coffee cup, biting her lip as
though to hold back tears.
Freya blinked, caught completely off guard. “What?”
She stared at Ashley, utterly confused.
“Someone tells you to kill, and you just do it?” Freya asked, disbelief clear in her voice.
“I don’t have a choice,” Ashley replied, her words heavy with helplessness.
“You're your own person. How can
you not have a choice?” Freya's tone
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hot for even considering such a
thing. “Your grandmother and
younger brother are under protection
now. No one can threaten their lives.”
Ashley fell silent.
Freya scrutinized her for a moment
before continuing, “The more you
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Ashley avoided Freya's gaze, her face clouded with doubt.
She understood the logic. But fear and anxiety often led her to make irrational decisions.
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