The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 4

As soon as Freya finished her piece, Kieran's assistant dashed over, a look of urgency on his face.

Kieran was usually as steady as a rock, unflappable even in the face of disaster.-

Even when Freya had broached the subject of calling off their engagement, he hadn't batted an eyelid. But then, his pupils shrank, his face filled with tension.

Freya knew the news of Eloise's self-harm must have reached him.

Seeing Kieran was about to storm off, Freya stepped squarely in his path. "Mr. Sutton, we haven't finished our conversation."

"Move." Kieran's tone was icy, laced with a hint of danger.

To him, Freya was just a way to placate the Sutton family and his grandmother. He harbored no affection for her. He could marry Freya but wouldn't let it slide easily if something serious happened to Eloise. Freya stood her ground, asking, "Mr. Sutton, you're in such a hurry to see Ms. Harwood, are you?"

you think? Ellie's been driven to such lengths by you all. I warn you. You might take Mrs. Sutton's place, but don't dream of anything beyond that!" Listening to Kieran, Freya couldn't help

declared, "Kieran, it is our engagement party. If you walk out that door to see

wasn't loud, but it was enough for all the guests to hear. The flash from the media's cameras

menacingly. "Threatening me with breaking off the engagement?

and left. He didn't believe Freya had the

Sutton Group's CEO has chosen to break off our engagement

champagne glass slipping through her fingers. 'What? She's breaking off

Sutton, if Ms. Dawson truly means

engagement?' Kieran let

the Sutton family, with Freya herself going so far as to mimic Eloise's style to win his favor. Now that she was on the verge of reaching her goal, he couldn't imagine her giving it up, nor could he envision the Dawson family tolerating

games before me. If Freya doesn't want her place as Mrs.

it hadn't been for Audrey's urgency to see him wed, Kieran wouldn't have rushed into

Sutton, are we

family still has their