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.

crowd, Freya made her way to

Freya's 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

putting on a show for the

was her way of signaling to everyone present that Freya was favored by the Sutton

merely smiled politely, replying, "Mrs. Sutton, I just saw Mr. Sutton yesterday, and I got the impression he wasn't too keen on

the staircase

day's events, his expression turned sour

better than anyone. He adores you. The broken engagement was just a moment of anger. Young people can

was common

held no affection for Eloise. The rumors of their having a child together

another man

as a substitute for

fact, they seemed quite

this moment that Freya finally understood Audrey's

the Dawson fortune now that it was

Sutton's calculations were

be had, and push away when there's

Such a refined self-interest.