The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 8

The following morning, Kieran descended the stairs to find the servant packing luggage, furrowing his brow in confusion. "What's going on here?"

"Mr. Sutton, these are Ms. Dawson's belongings. She called yesterday, saying she would move out and asked us to pack her things and send them over."

As he stared at the suitcases before him, the image of Freya briefly flashed through his mind. Freya would have prepared breakfast by then, eagerly waiting for him to come downstairs. She would then pull out a chair for him and start a conversation about trivial matters. Today, her absence felt oddly significant.

Realizing he was thinking about Freya, Kieran coldly ordered, "Pack them up quickly. I don't want to see this mess!"

The servant answered, "Yes, Mr. Sutton."

Kieran settled into a living room chair. Noticing the empty table, he grumbled, "Isn't breakfast ready yet?"

"My apologies, Mr. Sutton. Usually, Ms. Dawson is the one preparing breakfast. Our new housekeeper isn't quite familiar with the routine..."

I have to get to work." Kieran

him a plate of

simple breakfast with disdain. "What's

Sutton." The housekeeper looked visibly scared, unsure of

start my

out. "I'm sorry! I

she's new. I'll have her make something

stood up,

was upset. She said, "Freya used to make breakfast personally, waking up at four a.m. to prepare those exquisite pastries. We used to

Hearing this, Kieran frowned.

off the engagement! If she wanted to leave, so be it! Kieran refused to believe that he couldn't survive without Freya, who had only been

off to

back here!" Audrey demanded, "I don't care what you think. I only accept Freya as my granddaughter-in-law. You will go to the Dawson family this instant and apologize. If Freya doesn't

was no arguing with