The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 11

"Sorry to break it to you, but your inheritance? It's gone." Freya's face was adorned with a superficial smile, yet it bore an unmistakable air of superiority.

Johanna and Leland were livid, their faces flushed with anger. Meanwhile, from outside the room, a maid's astonished voice echoed, "Mr. Sutton? What brings you here?" At that, Freya frowned slightly.

Before anyone noticed, Kieran appeared at the doorway. He had seen everything happening in the room and let out a cold laugh.

This aggressive side of Freya was something he hadn't seen before.

Seeing Kieran, Johanna quickly plastered a sycophantic smile on her face. "Mr. Sutton, you should have given us a heads-up. I would have sent someone to welcome you!"

"No need. I'm just here to say my piece and then I'm out," Kieran replied, keeping his tone even and giving nothing away.

hardly conceal her glee. She hurriedly dragged Leland out of the room, cheerfully saying, "Don't worry, Mr. Sutton, we'll be out

such lowly tricks. If the news of Kieran being in Ms. Dawson's room alone with her got out, society would assume she was Kieran's woman. And in Echo City,

whatever you wish to say, let's talk downstairs. After all, since our engagement is off, it's inappropriate to be alone together. It might lead to gossip." Even in modern times, people's minds were still stuck in outdated

in a room, with the door

bullying and insulting your family when they're not around. I truly underestimated you before." "Me, bullying them?" Freya laughed as if she had heard the

misunderstanding

matter. The more Kieran despised her, the happier she was. The sooner she severed ties with Kieran, the

a deceitful woman and not

me to find and apologize to you, do you think I'd come

said all you wanted, the way out is downstairs. I won't see you

if he

She knew no one was more important than Eloise to Kieran. If she