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?"

dream 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 Eloise ultimately dealt her a harsh blow, turning her into the

you walk out that door to see Eloise, consider

loud, but it was enough for all the guests to hear.

narrowed menacingly. "Threatening me with breaking off the engagement? Freya, you're

He didn't believe Freya had

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

other ladies, went pale, her champagne glass slipping through her fingers. 'What? She's

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

engagement?' Kieran

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,

games before me. If Freya doesn't

to see him wed, Kieran wouldn't have rushed into an

Sutton, are we calling off the

family still has their uses to me. The wedding