The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 133

Was this what they called high society?

Watching Preston whisk Freya away, everyone around couldn't hide their envy. Preston had never been the type to chase after a girl, especially not to school! "Kara, isn't that your cousin?" one of the classmates nudged Kara.

"Yeah, is she having an affair with Mr. Tyler? Come on, spill the beans!" another pressed, both eager to dive into the juiciest gossip in our elite circle.

Kara shuffled around awkwardly. Even though she was related to Johanna, she practically had zero connections with the Dawson family.

And as for Freya? She hardly acknowledged Kara as her cousin.

Seeing Kara's hesitation, one girl teased, "Kara, you're not making this up, are you?"

"Yeah, if you're Freya's cousin, how come you know nothing about her? Didn't you say Mr. Sutton helped you get into Summit University?" Their skepticism was palpable.

"I-I'm telling the truth!" Kara insisted.

"Doesn't seem like it," another girl scoffed. "So, what's the real deal with Freya and Mr. Tyler? Is she cheating or what?"

in his office, Kieran mentioned that

started circulating, maybe Kieran

and said, "You know how messy things can get in our circle. Some things are better left unsaid, right?" Kara's ambiguous statement set off a

Freya is

would Mr. Tyler show up at school first thing in the morning?" Didn't

words were

of them.

uncommon for people to

their

people to

belongs

wasn't the goody-two-shoes they thought

cousin, you must

We heard Mr. Sutton isn't hanging around Ms. Harwood much now. Does he have someone

glean some insider info about Kieran

Kieran a few times and hadn't had the chance to see him since. Attempts to