Chapter 237

The day after, Kieran had his staff send Freya home while he, bright and early, headed off to a company meeting. Throughout the meeting, Kieran was hardly present. His mind kept drifting back to the night before, replaying the scene where Freya lay in the hospital bed, lashing out at him. The thought that Freya had been putting on an act made Kieran chuckle internally, and without realizing it, a pleasant curve formed at the corners of his mouth. The sight caught everyone in the meeting room off guard.

“Mr. Sutton… what’s going on?”

“Ahem!” Jarrett, seated nearby, cleared his throat, signaling Kieran to mind the setting. It was then that Kieran realized everyone in the room was eyeballing him. He quickly pulled himself together and said, kinda frostily, “Right, let’s go ahead with that partnership plan.”

“Mr. Sutton, there’s one more thing,” one of the department managers said. “We started excavating a plot in the Southern Suburbs a few days ago, and just yesterday, we hit a natural spring. This discovery conflicts with our hot springs resort project for later this year. I suggest we immediately acquire this land to prevent the Southern Suburbs from becoming an obstacle to our plans. It could also serve as an expansion for our resort project.”

Initially indifferent, Kieran felt a twinge of familiarity at the mention of “Southern Suburbs.” Jarrett was the first to connect the dots. He immediately turned to Kieran, saying, “Mr. Sutton, this Southern Suburbs… Isn’t that where Ms. Dawson…”

Mentioning Freya, Kieran instantly recalled the auction where Freya had bid half a billion for the land in the Southern Suburbs. Upon hearing that, Kieran’s expression darkened, and he abruptly stood up. The room fell silent. Kieran gritted his teeth and declared, “We’re heading home!”

“Yes, Mr. Sutton.” Jarrett quickly gathered the documents on the table and followed closely behind Kieran. The company’s executives were left bewildered in the meeting room. ‘What’s been up with Mr. Sutton lately?’ Kieran moved swiftly, with Jarrett struggling to keep up.

Once in the car, Kieran ordered in a grim tone, “Dig up everything you can on the Southern Suburbs plot!”

“Yes, Mr. Sutton.” Jarrett drove while simultaneously messaging the project manager for the information. The Sutton Group’s office plunged into chaos as everyone scrambled to compile data on the Southern Suburbs. Soon, they sent the information to Kieran’s phone.

Meanwhile, Jarrett had parked in front of the Sutton Mansion. The maid sweeping the entrance was startled to see Kieran returning at such an hour.

“Mr. Sutton? Why are you back so early?”

“Where’s Freya?”

“Ms. Dawson is resting in the bedroom. She’s been well taken care of, just as you instructed.”

Before the maid could finish, Kieran was striding upstairs. Upstairs, in her room, Freya was busy scrolling through the contract for the Southern Suburbs hot springs project development on her phone. Just as she signed and submitted it, Kieran pushed open her room’s door, arriving precisely at that moment.

Chapter 238