Escaping the shadow 19
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Chapter19 Chapter 19 Afterall,ifFreya weretomarryintotheSuttonfamily,itwouldspellgoodtidingsforher andhersoninthelongrun. After all , if Freya were to marry into the Sutton family , it would spell good tidings for her and her son in the long run . SeeingJohannaallworkedup,Freyaarchedaneyebrowandchuckled,โ€œIndeed.โ€ Seeing Johanna all worked up , Freya arched an eyebrow and chuckled , โ€œ Indeed . โ€ โ€œReally?Oh,thatโ€™smarvelous!โ€Bubblingwithexcitement,Johannasaid,โ€œIjustknewit!Mr.Suttonmuststillbesmittenwithyou.Whyelsewouldheaskyouout?โ€ โ€œ Really ? Oh , thatโ€™s marvelous ! โ€ Bubbling with excitement , Johanna said , โ€œ I just knew it ! Mr. Sutton must still be smitten with you . Why else would he ask you out ? โ€ Johanna,youโ€™vegotitallwrong,โ€Freyaclarified.โ€œMr.Suttonaskedmeouttodiscusscallingofftheengagement.โ€ * Johanna , youโ€™ve got it all wrong , โ€ Freya clarified . โ€œ Mr. Sutton asked me out to discuss calling off the engagement . โ€ โ€œWhatโ€ฆโ€ โ€œ What โ€ฆ โ€ UnderJohannaโ€™sanxiousgaze,Freyaenunciatedeveryword,โ€œTheengagementโ€ฆhasbeencalledoff.โ€ Under Johannaโ€™s anxious gaze , Freya enunciated every word , โ€œ The engagement โ€ฆ has been called off .โ€ โ€œWhat!Calledoff?โ€ThenewsnearlymadeJohannafaint. โ€œ What ! Called off ? โ€ The news nearly made Johanna faint . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> */ elandquicklysteadiedJohannaandconfrontedFreya angrily,โ€œFreya,thatโ€™sirresponsible!Howcouldyoubreakoffyourengagementwithouttellingus?Doweevenmattertoyou?โ€ eland quickly steadied Johanna and confronted Freya angrily , โ€œ Freya , thatโ€™s irresponsible ! How could you break off your engagement without telling us ? Do we we even matter to you ? โ€ โ€œMymarriageismyown business.Idonโ€™tneedtorunitbyyou.Fromtodayonwards,Iโ€™lltakeoverthecompanyโ€™saffairs.Johanna,withtheSuttonGrouppullingouttheirinvestment,youwonโ€™thavetoworryaboutitanymore.โ€Freyaโ€™stonewaslacedwithahintofamusement,leavingJohannatoolividtospeak. โ€œ My marriage is my own business . I donโ€™t need to run it by you . From today onwards , Iโ€™ll take over the companyโ€™s affairs . Johanna , with the Sutton Group pulling out their investment , you wonโ€™t have to worry about it anymore . โ€ Freyaโ€™s tone was laced with a hint of amusement , leaving Johanna too livid to speak . WhatonearthhadgottenintoFreya? What on earth had gotten into Freya ? Uponherfirstvisittothecompany,Freyainstantlybecamethe centerofattentionattheDawsonGroup. Upon her first visit to the company , Freya instantly became the center of attention at the Dawson Group . Freyararelyvisitedtheoffice,usuallyleavingitunderJohannaโ€™scare,whodelegatedtheresponsibilitiestoGalen. Freya rarely visited the office , usually leaving it under Johannaโ€™s care , who delegated the responsibilities to Galen . GalenhurriedovertoFreyaandsaid,โ€œMs.Dawson,whatbringsyouhere?Ifyouneedanything,justaphonecallwoulddo.โ€ Galen hurried over to Freya and said , โ€œ Ms. Dawson , what brings you here ? If you need anything , just a phone call would do . โ€ Freyaasked,โ€œGalen,right?โ€ Freya asked , โ€œ Galen , right ? โ€

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); Galenansweredpolitely,โ€œYes,Ms.Dawson.Whatdoyouneed?โ€ Galen answered politely , โ€œ Yes , Ms. Dawson . What do you need ? โ€ FreyaeyedGalen,whowashandsomeandwellโ€“maintainedforsomeonenearingforty,thoughhissmilebetrayedahintofslickness. Freya eyed Galen , who was handsome and well โ€“ maintained for someone nearing forty , though his smile betrayed a hint of slickness . Inherpastlife,shehadlefttheDawsonGrouptoJohannaandLeland,onlytoseetheDawsonGroupbankruptwithinthreeyears.SherememberedJohannaandGalenhad fledtogetherwiththemoney,clearlyindicatingtheirclosepartnership. In her past life , she had left the Dawson Group to Johanna and Leland , only to see the Dawson Group bankrupt within three years . She remembered Johanna and Galen had fled together with the money , clearly indicating their close partnership . Freyarequested,โ€œBringmethe recentfinancialstatementsandreports.โ€ Freya requested , โ€œ Bring me the recent financial statements and reports . โ€ Galenhesitated,โ€œWellโ€ฆMs.Dawson,youmightnotunderstandthem.Ifthereโ€™sanything specificyouwanttoknow,askme.โ€ Galen hesitated , โ€œ Well โ€ฆ Ms. Dawson , you might not understand them . If thereโ€™s anything specific you want to know , ask me . โ€ Galenโ€™shesitationmadeFreyasuspecttherewassomethingwrongwiththeaccounts.Withoutpressingfurther,shecasuallyinquired.โ€œHowarethecompanyโ€™sprojectsdoinglately?โ€ Galenโ€™s hesitation made Freya suspect there was something wrong with the accounts . Without pressing further , she casually inquired . โ€œ How are the companyโ€™s projects doing lately ? โ€ โ€ โ€œOh,thatโ€™sabitofasorespot,Galensighed.โ€œEversincetheSuttonGroupwithdrewtheirinvestment,theDawsonGrouphasfacedmanypushbacks.Timeshavebeen tough!โ€ โ€œ Oh , thatโ€™s a bit of a sore spot , Galen sighed . โ€œ Ever since the Sutton Group withdrew their investment , the Dawson Group has faced many pushbacks . Times have been tough ! โ€ FreyaeyedGalencoldly.โ€œTheSuttonGroupโ€™swithdrawalwasjustyesterday,wasnโ€™tit?โ€ Freya eyed Galen coldly . โ€œ The Sutton Groupโ€™s withdrawal was just yesterday , wasnโ€™t it ? โ€ โ€œMs.Dawson,itโ€™snormalforsomeoneyouragenottograspthesethings.Whydonโ€™tyouheadtotheloungeandtakeabreak?โ€Galenโ€™sdismissiveattitudewasevident.ThoughthewithdrawalbytheSuttonGroupwassignificant,itwasnโ€™tenoughtobankrupttheDawsonGroupovernight. โ€œ Ms. Dawson , itโ€™s normal for someone your age not to grasp these things . Why donโ€™t you head to the lounge and take a break ? โ€ Galenโ€™s dismissive attitude was evident . Though the withdrawal by the Sutton Group was significant , it wasnโ€™t enough to bankrupt the Dawson Group overnight . Galenโ€™sexaggerationseemedaimedatmakingJohannaamediator,hopingtomendfences betweenherandKieran. Galenโ€™s exaggeration seemed aimed at making Johanna a mediator , hoping to mend fences between her and Kieran . Justthen,SecretaryAlisonrushedin,clutchingastackofdocuments.Uponseeingher,Galenquicklyintervened,โ€œDonโ€™tyouseeMs.Dawsonishere?Handoverthosedocumentsandleave.โ€ Just then , Secretary Alison rushed in , clutching a stack of documents . Upon seeing her , , Galen quickly intervened , โ€œ Donโ€™t you see Ms. Dawson is here ? Hand over those documents and leave . โ€ Freyafurrowedherbrowsatthesightofthedocuments,โ€œWaitaminute.โ€ Freya furrowed her brows at the sight of the documents , โ€œ Wait a minute . โ€ Chapter20 Chapter 20

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