The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Freya stepped forward and snatched the apple right out of Neil's hand.

Totally taken aback, Neil just gawked at her.

"Ease up on the fruits, we've got a feast coming up tonight!" Freya announced.

"A feast?" Neil was puzzled.

With Preston and Hans, the two reigning frugality kings, around, where on earth would a feast come from?

He had been staying with the Tyler family for days and hadn't seen a proper meal yet!

Neil almost blurted out his thoughts but decided to ask Hans instead, "What feast? Where's this feast coming from?"

"Ms. Dawson mentioned she's preparing a big dinner to thank Dr. Anderson."

"Thank me? For what?"

"For your ointment."

Hearing what Hans had to say, Neil was even more confused. "But shouldn't you be thanking Preston, not me? He's the one who shelled out the cash!"

notoriously tight-fisted with his own expenses, skimping wherever he could, he never hesitated to splurge

- a cool million just like

boss's affairs, Dr. Anderson. Just

recognition? What are

almost burst into

kitchen, Neil approached her. "Ms.

"Groceries?"

no fresh market nearby, so

explained, Neil's face fell. "Ms. Dawson, do you

Oddly, the

because this is the Tyler family

anywhere Preston bunked down was fitted out with signal

me what you need, and I'll go get it?

"Alright then!"

and sent Neil the list she

what you liked, Dr. Anderson. I hope

had been

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