The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Finally, Kieran couldn't take it anymore. He stormed out of his room, making a beeline for the source of the annoying noise at the far end of the house. "Don't people know not to DIY at night?!"

Who in their right mind would do home improvements at this hour?

"Freya! You..." Before Kieran could finish his sentence, he saw Freya perched on a ladder, drilling into something with an electric drill.

The professional construction workers had cleared out a while ago.

Freya lost herself in the music with her headphones on, unaware of Kieran's presence.

Spotting her phone on a nearby table, Kieran marched over and hit the pause button. Suddenly, Freya's world went silent.

"What happened to my Bluetooth?" Confused, Freya took off her headphones.

below. "Freya!

that she lost her balance,

also tumbled over, splashing white paint all over him. "Ouch!" Freya gasped in pain as she tried to stand up, her gaze landing

Dawson!" Kieran gritted

his luck turned sour. He lost money,

who sneaks into someone else's room anyway?" Freya responded defiantly,

Kieran slammed his hand on the floor

you should take a shower?" Freya stepped

paint, and it would only get harder to clean if he didn't wash it off soon.

off when

and slippers, tossing them all out