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.

contents into a large drum in the Dawson family's backyard. With a toss of gasoline and a

given her a second chance. This time, she wouldn't be Eloise's understudy. Thinking this, Freya dialed her

your family's newspaper run a story for me? It's something that'll go viral

with Kieran? You don't need to announce it

"I've changed my mind."

about what? Wishing you'd let

mean, I'm breaking it

been head over heels for three months!" Silence on the other end of the phone finally made Luna realize the

that Freya had called off her engagement with Kieran, the

City was buzzing. Everyone knew how deeply Freya of the Dawson family had been into Kieran, CEO of the Sutton Group. Yet, on the day of their engagement, she had abruptly called it off, turning the prestigious event into a

Dawson Group, Freya, calls off her engagement with the Sutton Group's

private club room, Silas was holding his phone, grinning.

out, Kieran slapped his hand away, his

of course. You have no idea how much they've pushed this story. They even printed a hundred thousand copies of the paper with this as the front-page headline. Now, the whole net knows the