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AvTturned around and looked at fan. He came to stand next to Fre His hand wrapped around Freya’s waist, drawing Ava’s attention.
She acted as it she did not care. However, she felt awkward inside “N–Nothing,” Freya said, lowering her head.
When Ava looked at her, she noticed that her expression had abruptly changed.
Was she really acting in such innocent?
Ava’s eyes flashed. She gazed at lan and said,
or was she just putting on an act to give the impression that she was
“She is right. We were talking about nothing. She was just talking about her past.”
lan raised an eyebrow. “What about the past?”
Freya gave Ava a stern look. Ava grinned at her. “Why are you look at me like this? Did I say anything wrong? Miss Taylor, it’s better if you don’t talk about the past. I know a lot about your past. Lan has told me everything
In her chest, Ava experienced a chilling shiver. Taking a quick lookatlan, she inquired,
“Really? Everything? What did he say?”
With a look of indifference on his fa
face, lan stared at her. When she responded, Freya wore
a sly grin on her face.
“That’s how you used to sleep around with other boys before and after he came into your life. He even categorized you under different names. Would you like to hear any of them?”
Ava tightened her jaw. Her eyes did not move away from Jan.
“I see. What about you,
Miss Harrison? Did you do the same with your ex–boyfriend?”
As soon as Ava brought up Freya’s ex–boyfriend, lan’s eyes became more gloomy. His brows arched as he pulled Freya closer to him and muttered,
“She is not
is not like you, Ava Taylor.”
Ava sneered at him. “Yeah, sure. She is innocent,’
Saying that, she rolled her eyes and took another sip of her drink. She did not show any signs of being affected by them
As she was about to gulp her drink, she paused upon hearing lan
“I was the one who took her from her ex–boyfriend.”
Ava immediately turned her head to face lan. That caught her off guard.
lan smirked while looking at Freya.
His words struck a chord in Ava’s heart. The way he was looking at Freya, that gaze was used to be for hers.
A grin appeared on Freya’s face as she spoke to Jah.
“From the beginning, I was yours, Jan.
Ava stared at them. They did not notice how she took a few steps back away from them.
“Did she offend you?” he asked Freya,
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Ava heard him, thinking that she would talk to him about her and Dane,
But Freya did not do what she assumed. Instead, she said,
“Na. She just guessed. How could she know about my past and ex boyfriend?”
Freya’s eyes moved to Ava, and she mumbled,
“If anyone believes that spending time with someone will make them theirs, they are only a fool.”
Ian’s brows rose up. “What do you mean?”
“Nothing. I just wanted to say that first love will always she first love. No one can forget that. A man’s priority will always be his first love.” Freya said and smiled.
Ava blinked her eyes
First love.
Jan’s first love was Freya.
Dane’s first love was also Freya.
It was then that she recalled how she had noticed hickeys on Dane’s neck, and he had told her that Freya had gone wind in the car. He would have broken their hands if she had been someone else instead of Freya. However, because Freya was the one who did it, everything was forgiven.
She gazed at Freya again. The way Tan was looking at Freya, he didnot give this look atter meeting for four years.
Ava Telt taking a breath was difficult for her. She was in desperate reed of some fresh air.
Who was she?
A second woman in both of the men’s lives?
Indirectly, Freya reminded her that she would always be these men’s first priority.
“You are absolutely right, Freya. When I was younger, I misunderstood you, I looked for someone who did not even exist in the world. A loyal girl with devotion. I forgot that a man without power is nothing. Now I have power, and I have you. Everyone would come after me, proving to me their innocence. Isn’t it?”
lan said with a dark gaze fixed on Freya.
His words hit both of the women’s hearts. It was as if he said those things with intent for both of them.
Ava recalled how, when he called her a prostitute in the private room, she attempted to explain that she had done nothing
Wrong
She wondered if Stephen had told him anything. It could be the reson lan assumed she was after him again and wanted to prove her innocence.
Nevertheles he was not the same Ava who would beg him in the past. She had changed throughout the years.
The composure she possessed was unshakeable. She had a strong desire to cut herself off from their sides.
At that time, Dane called her. Forya and Dane were both drawn to her ringtone, which caught their attention.
Ava ignored them and accepted the call without looking at the number.
“Hello?”
Dane’s voice came to her ears.
“Busy?”
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Almost immediately, Ava experienced a sense of peace within her art. She then took a few deep breaths and closed her eyes. She was able to feel calm despite the chaos that was going on around her thanks to lila voce
She did not move and did not care if the two other people could hear her.
“For you, I am always free.”
As soon as Freya heard that, she laughed out loud.
“Can you see? She
e is not after you. She is over you, lan. You were with the wrong
ng woman,” she whispered while looking at him
lan’s eyes lingered on Ava’s face. She wore a grin on her face while he was on the phone with the other person. He did not hear Freya’s words because his mind was elsewhere.
“I know you want me to be there. But I need to stay here for a few days.‘
Freya gave Ava a bored look because she knew who she was speaking to.
he man who was standing next to her tightened his hold on her waist.
However, she let out a hiss as the
She gave his hand a quick glance before turning to face him.
His eyes were drawn to Ava, indicating that he was not pleased with the conversation he was listening to.
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