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! Get down from there,

startled her so much that she lost her balance, and she

can also tumbled over, splashing white paint all over him.

Kieran gritted his

since Freya moved in, his luck turned sour. He lost money, his projects failed, and he had this debacle! Was Freya

someone else's room anyway?" Freya

her audacious reply, Kieran slammed his

shower?"

if he didn't wash it off soon. Quickly, Kieran

flipped him off when he

tossing them all out the window of his