The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 74

Seeing Kieran getting angry, Cindy and Mae exchanged a knowing look, each seeing a hint of triumph in the other's eyes.

Even if Kieran wasn't fond of his fiancée, he wouldn't want his lady getting cozy with another man. They were eager to see how Freya could pretend before them!

Meanwhile, only Eloise looked deeply troubled as she watched Kieran.

'Kieran has never come to pick up Freya from school. And he hasn't made such a scene to find Freya. Could it be...' Eloise bit her lip, trying not to overthink it. Hopefully, she was just making a big deal out of nothing.

At the same time, in a restaurant outside the school, Freya looked over a table of lavish food and said, "Mr. Beckett, they spilled your food. Why am I getting punished by treating you to dinner?"

Sitting across from Freya, Ronan sipped his coffee and said, "I saw everything."

curious. "Saw

let them knock over

her steak, retorted, "Mr. Beckett, this is a serious accusation. How could I have known they

intentionally got them to notice you, all for this spectacle. I guess the goal was to escalate the situation, letting the whole school know you're no longer the Freya who kowtows to Kieran. So, it's basically like staking your claim

speculation, Freya thoughtfully nodded. "That makes

zone. It's busiest at noon,

toast to Freya, then added, But you went through all this trouble to tell everyone that you don't love Kieran and that it's a business

to expand the Dawson family's network." Freya spoke calmly,

been to school

of people and families. They are connections. Since the school knows I am Freya and Kieran's

you're even smarter than I thought." Ronan set down

eyebrow. "Thanks for the compliment,