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."

on her trust fund, scheming to marry her off to the Sutton family to get

knew Audrey fancied Freya as a granddaughter-in-law, so she canceled the wedding gifts behind their

crisis remained unsolved, and Johanna ran off with the

planned to turn the tables this time. Johanna wouldn't get a dime of the

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

last legs. If I

silent

company. Then let Leland, the fool, deal with the

curious to see if the company's shareholders would still indulge Johanna and her son when

dropped Freya

help but was quickly silenced by a hand clamping down on her neck, pushing her against the wall. "Freya, you sure aren't easy to get a hold of."

on her neck, Freya struggled and gasped, "Let...

his grip might have been too tight, Kieran let go. Leaning 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

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

and said, "If you want me to spare the Dawson