The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 5

When Freya stepped out of the car, Johanna's vehicle screeched to a halt right behind her.

Johanna burst out of the car, yelling, "Freya! Have you lost your mind? Announcing a break-off at a time like this? Are you out of your wits?"

Freya ignored her, calmly removing every piece of jewelry on her as she walked.

Seeing Freya return early, Nancy asked in confusion, "Ms. Dawson? Isn't your engagement party with Mr. Sutton tonight? Why are you back already?"

Without a word, Freya headed straight to her walk-in closet. She yanked off her pearl necklace and stepped out of her evening gown, tossing every piece of clothing that screamed Eloise-style into a cardboard box. "Ms. Dawson! What are you doing?" Nancy was dumbstruck.

Freya glanced at the row of perfumes on the shelf, all once favorites of Eloise. She smashed every bottle on the floor with a crash, startling Nancy.

"Nancy, step aside." Freya's voice was icy, leaving no room for argument. She picked up the cardboard box and went downstairs.

drum in the Dawson family's backyard. With

chill ran through Freya's gaze. Life had given her a second chance. This time, she wouldn't be Eloise's understudy. Thinking

newspaper run a story for

You don't need to

"I've changed my mind."

what? Wishing you'd let the whole country

I'm breaking

joking! You wouldn't break off your engagement with Kieran. You've been head over heels for three months!" Silence on the other end

off her engagement with Kieran, the CEO of the Sutton

buzzing. Everyone knew how deeply Freya of the Dawson family had been into Kieran, CEO of the Sutton Group. Yet, on the

calls off her engagement with the Sutton Group's CEO, Kieran, to avoid future marital discord, expressing

Silas was holding his phone, grinning. "Kieran, is

Silas reached out, Kieran slapped his hand away,

no idea how much they've pushed this story. They even printed a hundred thousand copies of the paper with this as the