The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 173

Kieran's face was uncomfortably close to hers.

In the past, a gesture like this from Kieran would have made Freya blush.

But this time, Freya pushed Kieran away, frowning as she said, "Mr. Sutton, we're at the office. Show some decorum, please."

"Decorum, you say?" Kieran seemed to find the notion amusing.

He leaned closer to Freya, saying, "Who was it that used to come looking for me three times a day at the office, bending over backward to please me? Where was your concern for decorum then, hmm?"

As Kieran closed in, Freya sidestepped him and said, "Back then, I was young and naive, Mr. Sutton. Please don't hold it against me."

Looking around, she added, "Mr. Sutton, this is the ladies' restroom. Even if we need to talk, this hardly seems the appropriate place, does it?"

Hearing that, Kieran stared at Freya, his gaze taking on a scrutinizing quality.

""Mr. Sutton?"

Kieran's

office, Freya saw him sit behind his desk. He looked at her and said, "Leland kidnapped

up his messes no matter what trouble he got into. Despite Leland's consistently terrible attitude toward her, Freya had always been compliant. After Kieran finished speaking, he

wanted

since her rebirth, she had extended every kindness to

Remembering her previous naivety,

laughed and said,

calling the

resist Johanna's pleading. After all, Leland is the

son,

by blood. You're half-siblings with no real familial ties,

with Kieran's question, Freya responded, "Though Leland and I don't share both parents, he

the Dawson name. It'd