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.

course, of course!" Johanna could hardly conceal her glee. She hurriedly dragged Leland out of the room, cheerfully saying, "Don't worry, Mr. Sutton, we'll be out of your way. I'll have someone

all too familiar with 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, no one dared to

with Kieran. "Mr. Sutton, 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

a room, with the

the weak and pitiful in front of Grandma, bullying and insulting your family when they're not around. I truly underestimated you before." "Me, bullying them?" Freya laughed

the whole story, misunderstanding her intentions regarding the Dawson

The more Kieran despised her, the happier she was. The sooner she

a deceitful woman and not worth your time to

were filled with disdain. "If Grandma hadn't asked me to find and apologize to you, do you think I'd come to see you? Freya,

then. Rest assured, Mr. Sutton, I'll explain everything to her. You won't be put in a difficult position." Freya stepped aside, seriously telling Kieran, "Mr. Sutton, if you've said all you wanted, the way out is downstairs. I won't see you out." Kieran stepped threateningly closer to Freya as if he hadn't heard her, his gaze full of

a dangerous aura, looking as if he was about to explode at any

was more important than Eloise to Kieran. If she harmed Eloise, she would