The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 136

'Really?' Freya thought, 'Preston, you've got eyes in the back of your head now?'

Preston said coldly, "Hans, pat her down."

Freya stood her ground as Hans stepped forward to search her. She frowned and said, "I am, after all, Kieran's fiancée. Shouldn't someone else be doing this?"

"You're right." Preston's voice was devoid of emotion.

Freya thought he'd have one of the women staff members frisk her, but then Preston walked up to her and said, "I'll do it myself."

"You..."

Before Freya could finish, Preston had already begun to search her.

After confirming Freya wasn't carrying anything suspicious, Preston allowed her into his penthouse suite.

layout of the suite, which was probably the most modestly appointed penthouse

any middle-class worker in Echo City, would stay in such a place. After all, it was outdated, sparsely furnished,

Preston got straight to

tossed a stack of documents onto the table

up and saw they were about 120 South Seashore Drive. The land belonged

to open a new branch of the Tyler Group in Echo City. Basically, he was trying to

show

on the sofa and said, "No one knows why I've come to Echo City. I'm curious. How did you know tintended

course, Freya knew the significance of Preston buying

her past life, Preston

after he met

to buy the land at a

Preston purchased it for

its value to

attention.