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.

Sutton, we'll be

in Ms. Dawson's room alone with her got out,

bedroom door immediately, avoiding being alone 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

woman were alone in a room, with the door shut as if hiding

your family when they're not around. I truly underestimated you before." "Me,

caught the whole story, misunderstanding her intentions regarding the

more Kieran despised her, the happier she was.

right. I'm a deceitful woman and not worth your time to come to the Dawson family to see

Grandma hadn't asked me to find and apologize to you, do you think I'd

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,

if he was about to explode at

than Eloise to Kieran. If she harmed Eloise, she would cross Kieran's red