The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 32

Eloise seemed almost frantic in her defense of Freya, but her words only fanned the flames of Kieran's anger.

'Fancy that? Freya is nothing but a gold digger! First, she latched onto me. Now, she's set her sights on Ronan as her next target. No wonder she's been less attentive and flattering towards me recently.' Thinking this, Kieran's gaze turned even icier. Oh, Freya, she had been quite the eye-opener for him!

"Let's go." Kieran didn't spare another glance at Freya and Ronan, pulling Eloise into the auction hall instead.

On the other side, Ronan allowed Freya to loop her arm through his, speaking coldly, "You're my date tonight. If I make a move, you follow no questions asked, okay?"

"Mr. Beckett, we're both businesspeople. Since I'm your date for the evening, shouldn't you pick up the tab for my expenses?"

"You're my date, not my girlfriend."

Freya feigned difficulty and said, "But Kieran used to spend money on me. In terms of personal charm, Mr. Beckett, you wouldn't want to lose to Kieran, would you?" "Are you trying to provoke me?"

"Why would I..."

"You win."

it became apparent that this auction was different from the rest, with assistants attending instead of the

were Kieran and Ronan, causing a stir by being present, making the atmosphere unusually

something between Ms. Dawson and

Ronan and Freya sat directly across from them, ensuring they were in

chatting and laughing, Kieran's tone grew dangerously

off their engagement, only to seek his grandmother's

teeth. 'Is she taking me for a

Freya could feel a chilling gaze on her, making her

wonder how Kieran feels

engagement. If my family wasn't useful to him, he wouldn't have bothered with it

I bet Kieran plans to take over the Dawson Group within three years, dump

slowly, "From what you're saying, he sounds like a real jerk. No wonder you despise

prime real estate of Echo City was saved for last. The early offerings, mere plots for private villas, were of little interest. The auctioneer announced, "Southern Suburb plot, 8