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.

deliberately let them knock over your

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

by the washbasin near the restaurant's serving hatch, in front of that mirror, you saw Eloise and the others through it. You intentionally got them to notice you, all for this spectacle. I

nodded. "That makes sense. Go

biggest gossip zone. It's busiest at noon, and news spreads

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

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

school in

are connections. Since the school

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

"Thanks for the compliment, Mr.