The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Checking the wound and finding nothing amiss aside from a slight warmth, Preston lifted his head and said, "You've had too much to drink."

Facing Preston's calm response, Freya cried harder. "Why did you trick me into drinking? Dad always said, girls shouldn't drink too much! You're not a good guy!"

Preston rubbed his forehead, admitting that letting Freya drink to fall asleep was a terrible idea. Finally, he conceded to Freya's accusations and said, "Okay, I'm not a good guy. So, what do you want now?" Freya sniffled, "You... you apologize to me."

Preston silently observed as Freya rambled on.

Seeing her tears escalate, Preston finally compromised, "Okay, I'm sorry."

"That didn't sound sincere!"

"What counts as sincere?"

"Make a contract, saying you'll never bully Freya again or make her join your crazy schemes!"

"Maybe I should offer you compensation, too?"

"Yep!"

"You're not even drunk." Preston stood up, refusing to deal with Freya's tantrum on the couch any longer.

as he turned to leave, Freya suddenly stood up, yelling, "Don't you dare walk

quickly. Almost instantly,

instinctively wanted to

you're done, go

can't stand up." Freya's legs were sore, having arrived

to

"Not really... Ah!"

finish, Preston

balance sobered Freya up. "Preston! Please put me down! I can

Regardless of Freya's protests,

Being tall, Freya felt her

Tel.n

height, her stomach burning.

threw Freya

the bed.

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her vision as she looked at Preston and

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