Escaping the shadow 24
Posted on March 21, 2025 ยท 1 mins read
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Chapter24 Chapter 24 โ€œFreya,didheapologize?โ€ โ€œ Freya , did he apologize ? โ€ Audreyโ€™squestioncaughtFreyaoffguard,andwithaslytwistofherhead,sheglancedatKieran Audreyโ€™s question caught Freya off guard , and with a sly twist of her head , she glanced at Kieran SensingFreyaโ€™smischievousintentandfearingshemightspewnonsensebeforeAudrey,KieranwalkedforwardtograbFreyabythearm.โ€œGrandma,excuseme.Ms.DawsonandIneedtotalkinprivate.Weโ€™llbeupstairs? Sensing Freyaโ€™s mischievous intent and fearing she might spew nonsense before Audrey , Kieran walked forward to grab Freya by the arm . โ€œ Grandma , excuse me . Ms. Dawson and I need to talk in private . Weโ€™ll be upstairs ? Withthat,KieranpulledFreyaupthestairsinlongstrides. With that , Kieran pulled Freya up the stairs in long strides . Caughtbysurprise,Audreycalledout,โ€œKieran! Mydearboy,begentleโ€ฆSheโ€™salady!IfyoumistreatFreya,Iwonโ€™tletyouoffthehook!Upstairs,Kieran threwFreyaontothebedandlockedthebedroom door. Caught by surprise , Audrey called out , โ€œ Kieran ! My dear boy , be gentle โ€ฆ Sheโ€™s a lady ! If you mistreat Freya , I wonโ€™t let you off the hook ! Upstairs , Kieran threw Freya onto the bed and locked the bedroom door . โ€œMr.Sutton,whatโ€™sthemeaningofthis?โ€Leaningagainsttheheadboard,FreyateasedKieranatthedoor,โ€œDoingthisโ€ฆwhatwouldMs.Harwoodthink?Shemightgetjealous,youknow.โ€ โ€œ Mr. Sutton , whatโ€™s the meaning of this ? โ€ Leaning against the headboard , Freya teased Kieran at the door , โ€œ Doing this โ€ฆ what would Ms. Harwood think ? She might get jealous , you know . โ€ โ€œFreya!โ€Kieranapproached,hisgriptighteningaroundherneck,hisvoicecold,โ€œHaveIbeentoolenientwithyou?Whogaveyouthenervetoshowupatmyplace?โ€ โ€œ Freya ! โ€ Kieran approached , his grip tightening around her neck , his voice cold , โ€œ Have I been too lenient with you ? Who gave you the nerve to show up at my place ? โ€ โ€œAudreymissedme.Ofcourse,Ihadtocomeandsee her.โ€Freyatiltedherheadback,meetingKieranโ€™sforcewithoutfear.Despitehisgrip,sheknewhewouldnโ€™ttrulyharmher. โ€œ Audrey missed me . Of course , I had to to come and see her . โ€ Freya tilted her head back , meeting Kieranโ€™s force without fear . Despite his grip , she knew he wouldnโ€™t truly harm her . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / SeeingthecunninginFreyaโ€™seyesonlyfueledKieranโ€™sanger.โ€œAreyounotafraidImightstrangleyou?โ€ Seeing the cunning in Freyaโ€™s eyes only fueled Kieranโ€™s anger . โ€œ Are you not afraid I might strangle you ? โ€ โ€œMr.Sutton,youโ€™vebeenmakinglifehellfortheDawsonGroup,justtoseemebeg,havenโ€™tyou?Ifyoukillme,whowillyouwatchplead?โ€ โ€œ Mr. Sutton , youโ€™ve been making life hell for the Dawson Group , just to see me beg , havenโ€™t you ? If you kill me , who will you watch plead ? โ€ Afterhearingthosewords,Kieranletoutacoldlaugh,releasingFreya,โ€œQuiteinsightfulofyou.Wellthen,letโ€™sseehowyouplantobegformercy.โ€ After hearing those words , Kieran let out a cold laugh , releasing Freya , โ€œ โ€œ Quite insightful of you . Well then , letโ€™s see how you plan to beg for mercy .โ€ Kieransettledonanearbycouch,pickingupaglassofredwineandwaitingtoseeFreyagrovel. Kieran settled on a nearby couch , picking up a glass of red wine and waiting to see Freya grovel .

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); Sittingupfromthebed,Freyaslowlybegan,โ€œThefactoryinthewestend,downtowndevelopmentprojects,the15thofeverymonthโ€™soverseastrade,andIbelievetheSuttonGroupalsorunsamajorauctionhouse,dealinginbillionsannually.Youโ€™refamiliarwiththese,arenโ€™tyou,Mr.Sutton?โ€ Sitting up from the bed , Freya slowly began , โ€œ The factory in the west end , downtown development projects , the 15th of every monthโ€™s overseas trade , and I believe the Sutton Group also runs a major auction house , dealing in billions annually . Youโ€™re familiar with these , arenโ€™t you , Mr. Sutton ? โ€ Witheverymention,Kieranโ€™ssmirkfadedabit more.ThesewereallpartoftheSuttonGroupโ€™sdarkerventures,includingillicitdealings.Suchmatters,letalonetosomeoneassupposedly shelteredasFreya,wereknownonlytoafewhighโ€“levelexecutiveswithintheircompanybutnotwiththedetailFreyapossessed. With every mention , Kieranโ€™s smirk faded a bit more . These were all part of the Sutton Groupโ€™s darker ventures , including illicit dealings . Such matters , let alone to someone as supposedly sheltered as Freya , were known only to a few high โ€“ level executives within their company but not with the detail Freya possessed . SeeingKieransilent,Freyacontinued,โ€œMr.Sutton,IexpectyoutopullbackonyourschemesagainsttheDawsonGroup.Otherwise,I canmakethesesecretspublic.IfboththeSuttonandDawsonGroupgodown,wewouldnโ€™tbeataloss.โ€ Seeing Kieran silent , Freya continued , โ€œ Mr. Sutton , I expect you you to pull back on your schemes against the Dawson Group . Otherwise , I can make these secrets public . If both the Sutton and Dawson Group Group go go down , we wouldnโ€™t be at a loss . โ€ โ€œFreya!Areyouthreateningme?โ€Kieranโ€™svoicewaslacedwithdanger.Freyawas thefirsttodarethreatenhimsobrazenly. โ€œ Freya ! Are you threatening me ? โ€ Kieranโ€™s voice was laced with danger . Freya was the first to dare threaten him so brazenly . โ€œMr.Sutton,Idonโ€™tprovokeunlessprovoked.Wecouldpartwaysamicably.YouwithdrawyourmovesagainsttheDawsonGroup,andIโ€™lkeepthesesecrets.Fair,isnโ€™tit?โ€ โ€œ Mr. Sutton , I donโ€™t provoke unless provoked . We could part ways amicably . You withdraw your moves against the Dawson Group , and Iโ€™l keep these secrets . Fair , isnโ€™t it ? โ€ โ€œFreya,ontheonehand,youtalkaboutbreakingoffourengagement,andontheother,you cozyuptoGrandmatosecureyourposition.Andyoudareto talkaboutpartingwaysamicably?โ€Kieranscoffedcoldly,โ€œIfitwerenโ€™tforEllieโ€™sgenerosityinnotholdingagrudgeagainstyou,Iwouldnโ€™thave settled forafewlostdealsfortheDawsonGroup.โ€ โ€œ Freya , on the one hand , you talk about breaking off our engagement , and on the other , you cozy up to Grandma to secure your your position . And you dare to talk about parting ways amicably ? โ€ Kieran scoffed coldly , โ€œ If it werenโ€™t for Ellieโ€™s generosity in not not holding a grudge against you , I wouldnโ€™t have settled for a few lost deals for the Dawson Group . โ€ Freyaaskedcalmly,โ€œSo,thereโ€™snoroomfornegotiation?โ€ Freya asked calmly , โ€œ So , thereโ€™s no room for negotiation ? โ€ โ€œWhatdoyouthink?โ€ โ€œ What do you think ? โ€ FreyaknewKieranwasnโ€™teasilyintimidated.Hervisitwasmoreofawarning,aremindertokeepthingsincheck.Pushedintoacorner,evenadogwould jumpoverawall,letaloneher.Shewasnโ€™tanyoneโ€™spushover. Freya knew Kieran wasnโ€™t easily intimidated . Her visit was more of a warning , a reminder to keep things in check . Pushed into a corner , even a dog would jump over a wall , let alone her . She wasnโ€™t anyoneโ€™s pushover. โ€œMr.Sutton,caretomakeawagerwithme?โ€ โ€œ Mr. Sutton , care to make a wager with me ? โ€ Kieranwascurious.โ€œAwageronwhat?โ€ Kieran was curious . โ€œ A wager on what ? โ€ L L

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