The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 410

"Mr. Sutton, the guests have arrived. We should make our way downstairs now."

"Okay." Kieran rubbed his temples, his mind involuntarily replaying the conversation he had with Freya the previous day.

If it weren't for his grandmother's insistence on hosting this dinner, he wouldn't have even considered meeting Freya.

Downstairs.

As soon as Freya made her entrance, she became the center of attention.

It wasn't because of any extravagant outfit she wore, but rather because Freya was now the sole heir to the Dawson fortune. Whoever married Freya would hit the jackpot.

Should anything happen to Freya, the entire Dawson estate would go to her husband.

Thus, all the men in the room had their eyes fixed on Freya.

"Freya, come here, my dear," called out Audrey, her face beaming with affection for Freya.

It was hard to imagine that just a few days ago, Audrey had shown nothing but disdain for her.

of the crowd, Freya made her way to

hand and said, "You've grown more beautiful by the day. You and Kieran haven't seen each other for a while, have you? He'll be down soon. I'll have him keep you company, how about that? Young folks should enjoy dancing and having a few

clear Audrey was putting

of signaling to everyone present that Freya was favored by the

and I got the impression he wasn't too keen on

descended the staircase when he overheard

day's events, his expression

engagement was just a moment of anger. Young people can be impulsive, but

it was

for Eloise. The rumors of their having a child together were

had another man in

that Kieran saw Freya as a

they seemed quite

was at this moment that Freya finally understood Audrey's

fortune

calculations were

value to be had, and push away

Such a refined self-interest.