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?"

of anything beyond that!" Listening to Kieran, Freya couldn't help but laugh bitterly. She had never targeted Eloise or aimed to harm anyone. However, Kieran and

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

enough for all the guests to hear. The flash from the media's cameras

narrowed menacingly. "Threatening me with breaking off the engagement?

He didn't believe Freya had the guts to call

Freya walked up to the stage with dignity, smiled at the guests, and announced, "Today, the Sutton Group's CEO has chosen to break off our engagement for Ms. Harwood. I, Freya, am willing to step aside. From here on out, Kieran and I will have nothing to do with

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

the driver asked, "Mr. Sutton, if Ms. Dawson truly means to break off the engagement, what about your

engagement?' Kieran let out a cold

been eager to have Freya marry into 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

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

it hadn't been for Audrey's urgency to see him

Sutton, are we calling off the

their uses to me. The

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