The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday novel Chapter 67

"Fine, it's not your fault," Kieran said softly, patting Eloise on the head. "I'll have Jarrett drive you home."

Eloise's heart skipped a beat when she realized Kieran wouldn't take her home himself. But she knew she couldn't push her luck, so all she could do was lower her head and say, "As long as you're not mad at me, that's all that matters, Kieran... I can't lose you."

After saying that, Eloise followed Jarrett to the car.

Meanwhile, Freya was about to head home when Kieran pulled her aside against a wall as she turned the corner.

"You!"

Freya instinctively wanted to resist, but Kieran grabbed her arm and said coldly, "Freya, you seem in quite the rush to leave."

"Mr. Sutton, shouldn't you be comforting Ms. Harwood instead of bothering with me?"

Freya frowned, wanting nothing to do with Kieran.

Seeing this, Kieran let go of Freya, his voice cold as he said, "Freya, are you disappointed we couldn't cancel our engagement?"

Kieran didn't miss the dissatisfaction in Freya's eyes.

"Status? What status?" Freya pretended to be confused, "Mr. Sutton, I don't understand. "Even though we haven’t officially broken off our engagement, you do your thing and I'll do mine. That’s pretty standard in our circle, right? Eventually, we’ll call it off. There’s no rush."

Then, deliberately getting closer to Kieran, Freya teased, "Mr. Sutton, or did you harbor feelings for me, hence the reluctance to see me with Ronan? Otherwise, why go through all the trouble to have Audrey stop the breakup?"

At that, Kieran's expression darkened. "Freya, don't flatter yourself!"

"It was a joke, Mr. Sutton. Don't take it to heart." Freya laughed, which fueled Kieran's anger.

Watching Freya walk away nonchalantly, Kieran clenched his fists tighter. He intended to see Freya defeated, but she had gotten under his skin once again!