The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 37

Ronan and Freya clinked their glasses in a toast.

After downing her drink, Freya dug into her purse and slid a card across the table to Ronan.

"What's this?"

"The money for the land."

Freya cracked a small smile, saying, "At the auction, I was just bluffing. I'm planning to buy this land on my own."

"The land in the Southern Suburb isn't worth much. Consider this half a billion dollars a gift from me. Besides, as far as I know, the Dawson Group doesn't have this kind of cash now. Where's the money on this card from?" "You're mistaken. This isn't the Dawson Group's money."

Ronan frowned slightly. "Not the Dawson Group's money?"

"It's the trust fund my dad left me."

her past life, Johanna had her eyes on her trust fund, scheming to marry her off to the Sutton family to

knew Audrey fancied Freya as a granddaughter-in-law, so she canceled the wedding gifts behind their backs, talking Freya into coughing up the money to

remained unsolved, and Johanna ran off

Johanna wouldn't get a dime of the Dawson family's wealth, not

hope you'll hold off on any financial moves these next few days," said

confused. "The Dawson Group is on its last

silent

wanted her son to run the company. Then let Leland, the fool, deal with the company's bad debts

see if the company's shareholders would still indulge Johanna and her son when their interests

dropped Freya

door, she noticed the living room lights were on. Suddenly, a force yanked her inside. Freya instinctively cried out for help but was quickly silenced by a hand clamping down on her neck, pushing her against the wall. "Freya, you sure aren't

chokehold on her neck, Freya struggled and gasped,

against the wall, Freya coughed violently. Seeing it, Kieran frowned and sneered, "Ms. Dawson, quite the strategy. You are playing fiancée to the Sutton family while keeping

interactions with Mr. Beckett are casual. But Mr. Sutton, visiting my home late at night, is it to question

grip on Freya's wrist and said, "If you want me to