Chapter 115

“Kieran, chill out, will you?” Eloise grabbed Kieran’s arm and turned to Preston with an apologetic look. “My Tyler, I’m so sorry. I bet you had no idea about me… Dawson’s, you know, her fiancé.”

Then, turning a reproachful gaze toward Freya, Eloise added, “Ms. Dawson, seriously, you’re engaged to Mr. Sutton. Making a scene like this in broad daylight? Come over here, now!”

Eloise moved to pull Freya away, but Hans quickly stepped before her, making it clear Eloise wasn’t getting past him. Eloise’s hand hung awkwardly, and her face began to sour.

Seeing Eloise’s peacemaker act, Treya couldn’t help but interject, “Ms. Harwood, I saw you cozying up with Mr. Sutton. Maybe you didn’t know Kieran was off the market.”

That shut Eloise up. Yeah, who didn’t know Freya was Kieran’s fiancée? But since Kieran’s heart seemed to belong to Eloise, Freya was virtually invisible to everyone. But everyone seemed to forget. Parading around with someone else’s fiancé wasn’t just tacky; it was homewrecker territory.

“Freya, come here,” Kieran ordered.

But Freya didn’t budge. Seeing her defiance, Kieran took a step forward. Suddenly, Freya hid behind Preston, shivering as if she’d been scared out of her wits. In no time, her eyes welled up with tears, looking pitiful enough to soften the hardest of hearts.

Watching her act, Preston barely concealed a smirk. The crowd murmured among themselves at the sight.

“I heard Mr. Sutton wasn’t too crazy about his fiancée, but I didn’t know he was the abusive type.”

“Exactly. Seeing Ms. Dawson’s reaction, it doesn’t seem like the first time. Poor girl.”

“She’s still the Dawson family’s princess. How can the Sutton family be so cruel?”

The murmurs grew louder, Kieran’s face darkening with each word he overheard. Eloise attempted to defend Kieran but realized the crowd’s glares were filled with disdain, feeling like she was the instigator.

“Ms. Dawson’s with me today, and this is my party. Sutton, do you think you can take her from my event? You should remember whose house this is.”

Preston pulled Freya into his embrace, making Kieran’s gaze turn icy.

Eloise stepped forward. “Mr. Tyler, Ms. Dawson is Mr. Sutton’s fiancée! Don’t you think your actions are unbecoming?”

“Oh?” Preston’s voice dripped with sarcasm. “So, Ms. Harwood also knows what’s proper and what’s not.” His emphasis on the last words was a jab at Eloise.

Eloise felt as if she had been slapped.

Preston continued, “As I recall, the Tyler family didn’t invite you, Ms. Harwood. Hans, please show Ms. Harwood out.”

Chapter 116

“Yeah, Mr. Tyler.”