The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 235

Freya glanced at the chicken broth before her, her expression unimpressed and utterly devoid of appetite.

"I don't want this," she said after a moment, not even trying to hide her disdain.

"What would you like then?" asked Kieran.

With a mischievous glint, Freya responded, "There's this diner about 300 feet left from Crescent Medical Center. It's open 24/7. I quite fancy their food. Mr. Sutton, could you do me a favor and run an errand?" Hearing that, Kieran took a deep breath, trying to mask his frustration. "Wait here," he said before leaving the hospital room.

As soon as Kieran left, Freya started slowly sipping on her chicken soup. She smiled. 'Hmm! It tastes quite good.'

Kieran had gone out of the hospital. It was the dead of night, and the surrounding apartment lights were off, leaving only the streetlights to guide him.

Following Freya's directions, Kieran turned left from Crescent Medical Center, but even after walking 300 feet, he saw no sign of any diner. Finally, Kieran called Freya.

and Kieran asked

the other end, Freya feigned difficulty. "I can't quite remember. Why don't you look it up on your phone, Mr.

hung up, Freya chuckled,

his phone, only to find the diner was

hour, hailing a cab near the hospital was challenging, but Kieran had no choice but to try. It took him twenty minutes to finally arrive at the

menu featuring several different burgers, Kieran realized he had

young man?" The diner's owner, a woman with a friendly

practically empty at this

phone to ask Freya what she wanted but didn't want to disturb her rest. So, he

eating this much late at night

beat, Kieran responded, "They're for my

folks buying burgers for their loved ones staying

the order, Kieran's thoughts drifted to Freya. If she knew about this diner, she must have been here