The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

If before Eloise had been concerned about maintaining her reputation for fairness, this time around, she blatantly sided with Jenny.

The principal was well aware Eloise was pressuring him. With a look of consternation, he glanced at Freya across from him.

After all, the woman before him was Kieran's ex-fiancée from the Sutton family, a lineage that Ronan had always taken great care of. What if the punishment was too severe and drew the higher-up's attention?

With a heart of unease, the principal gave Eloise another look, remembering she was Kieran's favored lady. He didn't want to offend her. So, with a decisive slap on the desk, he turned to Freya and said, "Freya! They all say they saw you hitting Jenny. What do you have to say for yourself?"

The principal was desperately signaling, hoping Freya could provide some evidence in her favor, even if it wasn't entirely convincing.

Freya wasn't born yesterday. She made a beeline for Jenny and shot out a hand for her wrist. Jenny tried to duck out, but Freya was faster, not giving Jenny a chance to slip away. Jenny had to let Freya get hold of her wrist.

Let go of me!" Jenny

the evidence," Freya

"Freya, I'm giving you a chance to defend yourself. Don't just brush

explained, "The library has surveillance footage, right? It should show me grabbing Jenny's wrist, my thumb underneath. But the bruise on Jenny's

that seem odd?

Even Eloise furrowed her brows. Under

is that Jenny injured her wrist and blamed it

or not, the surveillance footage will tell. Principal, someone is trying to frame me, and I would like a resolution. I trust the school

point, Freya paused and