The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 18

Kieran's gaze was icy as he looked at Freya, his voice laced with frost as if he was moments away from tearing her apart.

"Kieran! Stop it. You've got the wrong idea about Ms. Dawson. It was my own choice to... to do this..."

"Ellie, you're too kind, and that's why people take advantage of you! I've told you that you don't need to see her."

Watching Kieran defend Eloise was something Freya had anticipated. Eloise always seemed to end up hurt whenever Kieran was around.

From the moment Eloise metaphorically knelt, Freya had sensed something was off. But she was happy to play along in Eloise's game. After all, as long as she could make Kieran despise her, the wedding would be called off regardless. "Freya, I knew you could be two-faced, but this level of malice is something else! Ellie's always been delicate. If anything happens to her, I won't forgive you!" With that, Kieran took Eloise by the hand and left.

Eloise had plenty of opportunities to explain herself, but she chose silence, even casting an apologetic glance Freya's way.

she was saying, 'See? You

Freya picked up the card from the ground and called out to the departing pair, "Ms. Harwood, you dropped

and Kieran noticed the

"Ellie, you

her lip, saying, "I just... didn't want you two

calling off the engagement. I doubt Mr. Sutton would want to stick with someone as shady and nasty as me. So, I

She wasn't foolish. Eloise had intentionally left the card, knowing if Freya accepted it under these circumstances, it would only lead to bigger issues with Kieran later. "Ellie, let's go."

at the Dawson family, Johanna was anxiously waiting. "Where did Freya go off to this

of the Dawson family's assets will end up in her hands alone? You said

family's fortune. It would be unacceptable if

'No! That can't