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.

phone went through quickly, and Kieran asked sternly,

Freya feigned difficulty. "I can't quite remember. Why don't

hung up, Freya chuckled, thinking, 'That'll keep him

to find the diner was a kilometer away from where he

no choice but to try. It took him twenty minutes

several different burgers, Kieran realized he had no idea what

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

practically empty

her rest. So, he told the owner, "I'll take two of each kind. To go." The owner looked at him curiously, surprised by

Young man, eating this

Kieran responded, "They're

loved ones staying there. Coming out this late

the order, Kieran's thoughts drifted to Freya. If she