The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 364

"If you can say with your hand on your heart that you've got no ties to the Old South Side before we take the plunge, I'll believe you."

"You!" Freya's face turned pale.

How was this any different from a witch hunt?

The high beams were already illuminating the broken bridge ahead, and with a resigned sigh, Freya closed her eyes, leaving her fate to the heavens: "Say what you will, but I swear, I've got nothing to do with the Old South Side!" Out of the corner of his eye, Preston saw Freya's resignation and, in the nick of time, slammed on the brakes.

They stopped less than an inch from the edge.

The anticipated crash never came.

When she opened her eyes, Freya saw they were at the other end of the bridge.

"Hey, you two!" Not far off, patrol cars were flashing their lights at them.

Soon, two officers got out of a cruiser, one of them shining a flashlight towards them as he approached.

hit the car window,

the car, both of you!"

but he showed no intention of opening the door. Instead, he started to reverse the car

them to rebel, and as they

is illegal? Get out of the car now!" The officer's face darkened with

wanted to persuade

easily turned the steering wheel and sped off, completely disregarding the

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Freya couldn't help but remind him from the

look like I'm afraid of breaking the law?" Preston drove with one hand, unbothered by the possibility of the

long, the wail of

behind,

officer booming over a loudspeaker: "Vehicle ahead, stop immediately. You are breaking the law!

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be a formidable figure abroad. But once back home,

matter if it was abroad or in Echo City, Preston