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

steak, retorted, "Mr. Beckett, this is a serious

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 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 as the future Mrs. Sutton

Ronan's speculation, Freya thoughtfully nodded. "That

school's biggest gossip zone. It's busiest at noon, and news spreads fastest. I must say you're

to Freya, then added, But you went through all this trouble to tell everyone that you

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

school

essentially a huge marketplace. Here, you find att sorts of people and families. They are connections. Since the school knows I am Freya and Kieran's fiancée, I can build

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

raised an eyebrow. "Thanks for the