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.

voice from below. "Freya!

her so much that she lost her balance, and she and the ladder toppled

instinct but got smacked right on the button by the falling ladder. A nearby paint can also tumbled over, splashing white paint all over him. "Ouch!" Freya gasped in pain as she tried to stand up, her gaze landing on Kieran, a

Kieran

turned sour. He lost money,

room anyway?" Freya responded defiantly,

reply, Kieran slammed

take a shower?" Freya stepped aside, giving

harder to clean if he didn't wash it off soon. Quickly, Kieran got up and shot Freya a glaring

when he turned his back. "Serves you right!" Karma!

all out