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.

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

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

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 Even in modern times, people's minds were still stuck in outdated and narrow-minded

a room,

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 as if she had

caught the whole story, misunderstanding

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

right. I'm a deceitful woman and not worth your time to

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

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. If she

dangerous aura, looking as if he was

her chest. She knew no one was more important than Eloise to Kieran.