The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Freya was still shaken from the earlier events when, upon heading upstairs, she was cornered right at her apartment door by Kieran.

The hall was totally empty, so Freya jumped a bit when Kieran showed up out of nowhere.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"You've caused such a mess today, and you have the nerve to ask me what I'm doing?"

Kieran pinned her against the wall, and with Freya's strength, there was no escaping his grasp.

All she could do was give in, saying, "The person who caused a mess today wasn't me, and it's not like it's affected you in any way, Mr. Sutton. Let's not forget, we've already called off our engagement. Even if my reputation is tarnished, it won't drag you down." Seeing Freya's indifferent attitude only fueled Kieran's anger. "I've told you countless times, Preston is bad news. I warned you to stay away from him! Did you even listen?"

Freya couldn't understand why Kieran was so upset. To her, Kieran was way scarier than Preston could ever be.

"Mr. Sutton, I think it's best we keep our distance. You've already made me the talk of the town with today's exam fiasco. What more do you want?"

say, 'you can run but you can't hide.' Preston

nonsense are

She pushed past him, stating, "I don't care what you

expect you to go this far, getting both Ronan and Preston to snag this year's exam papers for you. Seeing how close you were with Preston today, if it wasn't for him giving you the answers, how could you have passed today's exam with flying colors? And here I was, making special

spiteful,

me away in front of everyone, wasn't it just to spread rumors about me getting special treatment? Don't paint yourself

being twisted by Freya. "Fine! I did it

pointed a finger at her, giving a stern warning "Stay away from Preston.

so hard it was a wonder they didn't stick that

that, she unlocked her door with a

door slammed shut behind her, leaving Kieran seething

his apartment only to

have been none the wiser about

had been