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.

hurriedly dragged Leland out of the room, cheerfully saying, "Don't worry, Mr. Sutton, we'll be out of your way. I'll

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

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

man and woman were alone in a room,

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

the whole story, misunderstanding

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

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

with disdain. "If Grandma hadn't asked me to find and apologize to you, do you think

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 menace. "Freya,

aura, looking as if he was about to

chest. She knew no one was more important than Eloise to Kieran. If she harmed Eloise, she would cross Kieran's red line. He would