Chapter 50

The noise around Luna was becoming unbearable. Just as her patience was running thin, Freya grabbed her hand, shaking her head in a silent plea for calm.

Luna had her family's reputation to think about. The Jennings family couldn't afford to make enemies in these circles.

Eloise stepped forward, addressing the tension. "Ms. Dawson, I get it. You're upset Kieran threw me this birthday bash, but Lloyd's innocent. You don't need to take it out on him."

Then, with a gesture meant to smooth things over, Eloise picked up a glass of wine from the table and offered it to Freya. "Look, it's my birthday. Let bygones be bygones, for my sake?" Freya accepted the wine glass, but as Eloise also picked up a glass, intending to toast, Kieran stood up and walked over to Eloise.

Everyone held their breath, unsure of his intentions.

Kieran took the wine glass from Eloise's hand and deliberately poured it onto the floor before Freya. It was a clear insult directed at her.

out, touching his arm in a rather intimate

braced to witness Freya's humiliation. Any ordinary girl would've probably burst into tears under such public

fell into an

not for Ms. Harwood's birthday. Instead, here's

that, she downed her

Kieran's expression darkened momentarily.

gasp echoed in the room. Everyone knew how much Freya had been smitten with Kieran.

married Eloise, he would have done it long ago. Rumor had it that Eloise was pregnant once, but the child was aborted due to Audrey's refusal to welcome her into the family. Her toast might have seemed well-wishing, but it was

"Luna, let's go."

to leave with Luna, Lloyd, who had been humiliated earlier, shouted, "Freya! You wait!

turned, and gave Lloyd a cold look that sent shivers down his spine, almost paralyzing him. "If you've got the guts, come find me at the Dawson Mansion. I'm not

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