The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 153

"Okay, I'll take your word for it this time. Let's meet somewhere quiet tomorrow afternoon."

"Thanks for trusting me, Ms. Harwood. See you tomorrow." Freya ended the call.

With everything in place, Freya also sent a message to Preston.

She had it all figured out. If she couldn't make Kieran back out of the engagement himself, she'd have to work on Eloise, who was close to him.

Once she canceled the engagement, Kieran and Eloise could fall madly in love for all she cared-it wouldn't affect her one bit. Preston showing interest in Eloise was sure to trigger Kieran's sense of crisis, just like in a past life. And so, their love and hate saga would begin, leaving Freya free as a bird, no longer an enemy to Preston and his ilk. Thinking of this, Freya felt she was playing her cards right.

The next day, at Echo City University, a few rich kids hanging with Leland were smoking in a corner of the campus.

"Leland, is this Freya that much of a handful?"

Freya, the Dawson Group would've been mine

find a way to force her to

With such a

scare them a bit, right? I don't believe she'd cling

for a moment after hearing this. Right, Freya was a woman, after all. How bold could she be? They might get the Dawson Group and the family fortune if they scared her a bit. "Leland, leave it to

my dad can bail us out. It's just a robbery, nothing too serious. I bet if we leak a video of Freya's kidnap, she wouldn't dare go public. Besides, she will marry off someday. With the Sutton family backing her, why cling to the

final puff of his cigarette, saying, "Fine, we move tonight. I'll treat you all to a night out if we

"Leland's the man!"

had long been irked by Freya's lofty status. Bringing Freya down a peg or two would be satisfying

for Preston and Eloise to meet at a romantically themed

could they not order something? Freya had booked candlelit dinner for them, setting the stage for Preston to

Preston and Eloise arrived one

waiting long when he checked his watch just as

seeing Eloise arrive alone, "Why are