Chapter 255

“Fine! You said it, not me. Who the heck needs your affection anyway?”

Kieran turned to leave, but a wave of irritation washed over him. Turning back to Freya, he snapped, “In Echo City, all I need to do is lift a finger, and a line of women will be waiting to marry me. I don’t need you, Freya. There will be others. You’re not irreplaceable.”

“I figured that out long ago, Mr. Sutton. You don’t need to remind me every single time, right?” Freya rolled her eyes, thinking Kieran was too full of himself.

Seeing Freya’s indifferent attitude added to Kieran’s frustration, leaving him to storm out.

Outside, fearing a confrontation, Jarrett had waited anxiously by the door.

“Mr. Sutton, about Ms. Miller…”

“Grandma seemed to like Flavia, right? Let’s go with her then.” Kieran’s tone was icy.

Jarrett looked up in disbelief. “Choose Ms. Miller? But what about Ms. Harwood…”

Ms. Harwood would be devastated if she discovered Kieran had moved on so quickly.

“Enough. Just do as I say.” Kieran was running out of patience.

Why did he always end up so agitated after seeing Freya? Was she his jinx?

Inside, Freya let out a sigh of relief once Kieran had left. Thankfully, she had quickly hidden the documents Ronan had given her. She’d be doomed if Kieran, the paranoid skeptic, had seen them.

From the outside, Nancy knocked, “Ms. Dawson, it’s me.”

“Come in.” Freya casually threw on a robe.

Nancy entered with a jar of ointment. “Ms. Dawson, Mr. Sutton ordered this ointment for your use.”

“For me?”

Was there something wrong with it? Freya opened the jar to find a white concoction without an official label.

“Unbranded product?” Freya blurted out.

Nancy said, “Mr. Sutton got this from abroad through a contact, specifically formulated for your wounds, with many precious ingredients.”

Hearing this, Freya muttered, “It must be nice to be rich…”

Only someone as wealthy as Kieran would have personalized medicine developed just for them. That was why every heiress in Echo City wanted to be Kieran’s fiancée.

Meanwhile, in his study, Kieran was going through the latest reports. Jarrett laid out the information. “Mr. Sutton…”

“New?”

“Yes, the Beckett Group’s subsidiary, W Group, has made quite the entrance with the land in Southern Suburb, showing strong momentum.”

Holding the report, Kieran frowned when he saw the CEO’s name, Susan. “Susan… I’ve never heard of such a person in the Beckett Group.”

“She’s a returning scholar with a Ph.D. in finance and a mysterious background. She keeps a low profile and was recently recruited by Ronan with a hefty sum. She’s considered a strong asset.”

At this, Kieran scoffed. A strong asset? This year seemed to be unusually lucky for Ronan. First, dodging a bullet at the auction, causing Kieran to fall into his trap, acquiring the Southern Suburb land, which turned from a loss to a jackpot overnight, and adding a so-called strong asset to his team. There’s no one the Sutton Group can’t outbid.