The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 296

When Preston was abroad, he heard through the grapevine that Kieran had a thing for a lady named Eloise. Naturally, curiosity got the best of him. But upon finally meeting Eloise, she seemed ordinary, nothing out of the ordinary.

And there was Freya. From the moment Preston laid eyes on her, he could tell she was a woman full of mischief and charm. Somehow, Preston found himself inexplicably drawn to her.

It baffled Preston how Freya could tell he had a thing for Eloise, thinking Preston was head over heels in love with her.

"Don't overthink it," Neil said, lifting his glass to pour himself some whisky. "Hans has looked into Freya's background. She hasn't left Echo City in over twenty years. She's not worldly."

As Neil was about to take a sip, Preston snatched the glass from his hand.

"What the heck?" Neil exclaimed, surprised.

"She's used it," Preston replied, leaving Neil speechless.

broken. Freya had fallen asleep sometime during the night and only woke up around noon. The sunlight streamed through the curtains,

in," Freya answered when she heard a

entered. "Ms. Dawson, lunch

she replied, quickly

The table was set with simple yet satisfying dishes.

prefer less greasy food Each dish had just a hint of meat, and the main course was surprisingly bland, just some rolls. However, there was a small, exquisitely prepared plate of pasta

sit," Neil

She sat opposite Preston.

dish

with shrimp. Freya was

enjoying the meal, Neil commented, "Really? Our lady here is

don't mind them. I'm not much for greasy food, either," Freya replied,

and shrimp to her. "This one, Preston had Hans make it for

seem to like shrimp much, huh?" Freya observed, recalling