The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 259

Freya found herself engrossed in the exam paper before her, all thanks to Luna's remark.

And how could she not be?

The glaring block letters on the page had somehow eluded her until then! It was even more astonishing that it was her seventh consecutive day tackling exam questions.

"Ph.D. Qualifying exams... No wonder they felt so daunting."

"Daunting? You haven't even been to school this year! How on earth did you write so much? Freya, what's your secret?"

But Freya wasn't bluffing her way through. Her edge came from her previous life when she had spent three years proactively managing affairs at the Sutton Group alongside Kieran.

She had gotten to know the ins and outs of the financial world so intimately that tackling these questions felt like child's play.

sly smile crept onto Freya's lips as she glanced at her nearly

at the Sutton Group headquarters, Flavia entered in a chic, ivory Chanel-inspired mini skirt that turned heads when

I heard she's Mr. Sutton's latest fiancée

what she's

lunch for Mr. Sutton, just like

to each other at

then, to curry favor with Kieran, Freya devised creative lunches to deliver to him every day. Yet Kieran hardly spared

Jarrett emerged from a meeting room. Upon seeing Flavia, he approached and said, "Ms. Miller, Mr. Sutton is in a meeting and cannot see you now. You can leave

Mr. Sutton

a pampered heiress,

her parents hadn't insisted she win over Kieran to secure her

knew she had to seize every opportunity to make

and added, "It'll get