Escaping the shadow 13
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hapter13 hapter 13 Eloisewastryingtohavehercakeandeatit,too.She wantedKieran,yetshealsowantedtomaintainherairofsuperiorityandpride. Eloise was trying to have her cake and eat it , too . She wanted Kieran , yet she also wanted to maintain her air of superiority and pride . Afterfacingnumeroustrials andtribulations,EloiseandKieranfinallyendeduptogether. After facing numerous trials and tribulations , Eloise and Kieran finally ended up together . AndtherewasFreya,turnedintothetragicsacrificefortheir love,deceivedandplayedbyboth,onlyto meetasorrowfuldemise. And there was Freya , turned into the tragic sacrifice for their love , deceived and played by both , only to meet a sorrowful demise . Freyathought,โ€˜WhystandintheirwayifKieranandEloiseweretrulyinlove?โ€˜ Freya thought , โ€˜ Why stand in their way if Kieran and Eloise were truly in love ? โ€˜ Withafaintsmile,Freyasaid,โ€œAudrey,ithasnothingtodowithMs.Harwood.IdecidedtocallofftheengagementwithMr.Sutton.Besidesโ€ฆMr.SuttonandMs.Harwoodtrulyloveeachother,andIwishtoseethemhappy.โ€ With a faint smile , Freya said , โ€œ Audrey , it has nothing to do with Ms. Harwood . I decided to to call off the engagement with Mr. Sutton . Besides โ€ฆ Mr. Sutton and Ms. Harwood truly love each other , and I wish to see them happy . โ€ Audreywasangry.โ€œNonsense!Youwerethegranddaughterโ€“inโ€“lawIhadchosen.NootherwomandeservestosetfootintheSuttonfamily!โ€ Audrey was angry . โ€œ Nonsense ! You were the granddaughter โ€“ in โ€“ law I had chosen . No other woman deserves to set foot in the Sutton family ! โ€ RightafterAudreyโ€™swordsfell,Eloiseโ€™scoffeecupslippedfromhergrasp. Right after Audreyโ€™s words fell , Eloiseโ€™s coffee cup slipped from her grasp . โ€œEllie!โ€KieranhadjustenteredwhenhesawEloise,paleasaghost.Heimmediatelyrushed overtocheckherinjuries,onlyto findherwristwasslightlybleeding,herfingersburntbythe hotcoffee. โ€œ Ellie ! โ€ Kieran had just entered when he saw Eloise , pale as a ghost . He immediately rushed over to check her injuries , only to find her wrist was slightly bleeding , her fingers burnt by the hot coffee . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Kieransnapped,โ€œGrandma!Ellieisalreadyhurt.Thedoctorsaidifthecuthad beenanydeeper,shecouldhavelosttheuseofherhand!Youshouldnโ€™tbesoaggressive!โ€ Kieran snapped , โ€œ Grandma ! Ellie is already hurt . The doctor said if the cut had been any deeper , she could have lost the use of her hand ! You shouldnโ€™t be so aggressive ! โ€ WatchingKierandefendEloise,Audreyscoffed,saying,โ€œIt wasjusta bitofhotcoffee,andnotevenIaskedhertocarryit.TellMs.Harwoodnottobestubbornifyouโ€™regoingtolecturesomeone.Evenifsheservescoffeeforalifetime,Iwillneverallowherintomyfamily!โ€ Watching Kieran defend Eloise , Audrey scoffed , saying , โ€œ It was just a bit of hot coffee , and not even I asked her to carry it . Tell Ms. Harwood not to be stubborn if youโ€™re going to lecture someone . Even if she serves coffee for a lifetime , I will never allow her into my my family ! โ€

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); Kieranfrowneddeeply,andhisgazeshiftedtoFreyasittingbesideAudrey. โ€œDidyouspillthebeans?โ€ Kieran frowned deeply , and his gaze shifted to Freya sitting beside Audrey . โ€œ Did you spill the beans ? โ€ HehadensuredthenewsofEloiseโ€™sinjurywaskeptunderwrapsandhadwarnedFreya,too.Hedidnโ€™texpectFreyatohavetheguts.Audreyfumed.โ€œWhatdoesthishavetodowithFreya?ItwasMs.Harwoodwhoinsisted onapologizing!Kieran,sinceeveryoneishere,whydonโ€™tyouapologizetoFreyaproperlyandletMs.Harwood knowsheshouldgiveupanyhopesofmarryingintotheSuttonfamily?Ourfamilieswillneverbeassociated!โ€ He had ensured the news of Eloiseโ€™s injury was kept under wraps and had warned Freya , too . He didnโ€™t expect Freya to have the guts . Audrey fumed . โ€œ What does this have to do with Freya ? It was Ms. Harwood who insisted on apologizing ! Kieran , since everyone is here , why donโ€™t you apologize to Freya properly and let Ms. Harwood know she should give up any hopes of marrying into the Sutton family ? Our families will never be associated ! โ€ โ€œAudrey,thereโ€™snoneedfortrouble.CallingofftheengagementwithMr.Suttonisenoughformeโ€ฆโ€ โ€œ Audrey , thereโ€™s no need for trouble . Calling off the engagement with Mr. Sutton is enough for me โ€ฆ โ€ BeforeFreyacouldfinish,Kieraninterruptedcoldly,โ€œFreya,cuttheact!Ifitwerenโ€™tforyournonsenseinfrontofGrandma,Elliewouldnโ€™thavefacedthishumiliation!โ€ Before Freya could finish , Kieran interrupted coldly , โ€œ Freya , cut the act ! If it werenโ€™t for your nonsense in front of Grandma , Ellie wouldnโ€™t have faced this humiliation ! โ€ โ€œKieranโ€ฆIdecidedtocomehereandapologize.IthasnothingtodowithMs.Dawson.Iโ€™llleavenowandneverseeyouagain.Ms.Dawsonistheonewhodeservestomarryyou.Donโ€™tfightwithheroverme.โ€ โ€œ Kieran โ€ฆ I decided to come here and apologize . It has nothing to do with Ms. Dawson . Iโ€™ll leave now and never see you again . Ms. Dawson is the one who deserves to marry you . Donโ€™t fight with her over me . โ€ Paleโ€“facedandfightingbacktears,Eloiselookedsostubbornyetvulnerablethatanyonewouldfeelcompassionforher. Pale โ€“ faced and fighting back tears , Eloise looked so stubborn yet vulnerable that anyone would feel compassion for her . ThatwastypicalEloise,alwayssayingonethingandthendoingthecompleteopposite. That was typical Eloise , always saying one thing and then doing the complete opposite . Sureenough,thenextmoment,EloisecollapsedintoKieranโ€™sarms.Witha coldglanceatFreya,KieranscoopedEloiseup.AsKieranwasabouttoleavewithEloiseinhisarms,Audreyshouted,โ€œKieran!Stoprightthere!โ€ Sure enough , the next moment , Eloise collapsed into Kieranโ€™s arms . With a cold glance at Freya , Kieran scooped Eloise up . As Kieran was about to leave with Eloise in his arms , Audrey shouted , โ€œ Kieran ! Stop right there ! โ€ Hepaused,andAudreyimmediatelyadded,โ€œFreyaisyourfiancรฉe.Whatwillpeoplethinkifyouleavewithanotherwoman?โ€ He paused , and Audrey immediately added , โ€œ Freya is your fiancรฉe . What will people think if you leave with another woman ? โ€ โ€œGrandma,our familydoesnโ€™tneedawomanwhoplaysbothsidesasitslady,andIdonโ€™tneedawifewit โ€œ Grandma , our family doesnโ€™t need a woman who plays both sides as its lady , and I donโ€™t need a wife wit

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