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.

out of the room, cheerfully saying, "Don't worry, Mr. Sutton, we'll be out

Kieran being in Ms. Dawson's room alone with her got out, society would assume she was Kieran's woman.

Kieran. "Mr. Sutton, whatever you wish to say, let's talk downstairs. After all, since our engagement is off, it's

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

playing 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

misunderstanding her intentions

didn't matter. The more Kieran despised her, the happier she was. The sooner she severed ties

deceitful woman and not worth your time to come to

"If Grandma hadn't asked me to find and apologize to you, do you think I'd come to see you? Freya, you think too

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 menace. "Freya, I'm warning you, stop spreading rumors before Grandma.

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

than Eloise to Kieran. If she harmed Eloise, she would cross Kieran's red line. He would never