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?"

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

If you walk out that door to see Eloise, consider our

but it was enough for all the guests to hear. The flash from the media's cameras flickered incessantly

me with breaking off the engagement? Freya,

past Freya and left. He didn't believe Freya had the guts to call off the

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

that moment, Johanna, chatting with other ladies, went pale, her champagne glass slipping through her fingers. 'What? She's breaking off the

the driver asked, "Mr. Sutton, if Ms. Dawson truly means to break

Kieran let

Dawson family had 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 the Dawson

stop Freya from playing games before me. If Freya doesn't want her place as Mrs. Sutton, plenty

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

Sutton, are we calling off

has their