Escaping the shadow 26
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etodealwithityourself.โ€ e to deal with it yourself . โ€ Freyaturnedtothemaidstandingbyandsaid,โ€œSandra,bookahotelforMs.Orson.Shecanstayaslongasshelikes.Letโ€™sjustbeclearabouttheguestandhosthere.Right,Ms.Orson?โ€ Freya turned to the maid standing by and said , โ€œ Sandra , book a hotel for Ms. Orson . She can stay as long as she likes . Letโ€™s just be clear about the guest and host here . Right , Ms. Orson ? โ€ Freyadidnโ€™tmissthelookKaragaveherjustthen. Freya didnโ€™t miss the look Kara gave her just then . AfterFreyaspokeup,Karaโ€™sfacewasfilledwithpanic.ShelookedpleadinglyatJohanna,whoimmediatelysnapped,โ€œOh,lookatyou,Freya!Areyouflexingyourmusclesastheladyofthehousealready?Donโ€™tforgetwhoโ€™sbeenrunningthisplaceallthistime!Howcouldyou?โ€ After Freya spoke up , Karaโ€™s face was filled with panic . She looked pleadingly at Johanna , who immediately snapped , โ€œ Oh , look at you , Freya ! Are you flexing your muscles as the lady of the house already ? ? Donโ€™t forget whoโ€™s been running this place all this time ! How could you ? โ€ โ€œJohanna,theDawsonfamilyhasalwaysbeenmyresponsibility.Irespectedyouasmyelderbeforeandletyouhandlethings,butdonโ€™tgettoocomfortableplayingtheladyofthehouse.Ifyoucanโ€™tbeartoseeKaraleave,Imighthavetoaskyoubothtoleave.โ€ โ€œ Johanna , the Dawson family has always been my responsibility . I respected you as my elder before and let you handle things , but donโ€™t get too comfortable playing the lady of the house . If you canโ€™t bear to see Kara leave , I might have to ask you both to leave . โ€ ohannawasoutraged.โ€œYou!โ€ ohanna was outraged . โ€œ You ! โ€ โ€œIโ€™msorry.Itโ€™smyfault.โ€Karasteppedforwardquickly,โ€œMs.Dawson,Iimposedmyselfwithoutasking.Iโ€™llleaverightnow.โ€ โ€œ Iโ€™m sorry . Itโ€™s my fault . โ€ Kara stepped forward quickly , โ€œ Ms. Dawson , I imposed myself without asking . Iโ€™ll leave right now . โ€ โ€œYousee,Kara,youโ€™rejusttooobedient.โ€Then,turningto Freyawithaglare,Johannasaid,โ€œUnlikesomeonehere,whoโ€™sallsharpwordsandnoheart!โ€ โ€œ You see , Kara , youโ€™re just too obedient . โ€ Then , turning to Freya with a glare , Johanna said , โ€œ Unlike someone here , whoโ€™s all sharp words and no heart ! โ€ Freyacouldnโ€™tcarelessaboutJohanna.SheinstructedSandra,โ€œTakeMs.Orsontothehotel.Wheneversheโ€™sready,sendherhome.โ€ Freya couldnโ€™t care less about Johanna . She instructed Sandra , โ€œ Take Ms. Orson to the hotel . Whenever sheโ€™s ready , send her home . โ€ / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / โ€œYes,Ms.Dawson.โ€ โ€œ Yes , Ms. Dawson . โ€ SandraapproachedKara,whosefaceshowedamixofemotions.Despitethis,shefollowedSandraout. Sandra approached Kara , whose face face showed a mix of emotions . Despite this , she followed Sandra out . Sheknewthatifshedidnโ€™tleave,shemightneverhavethechancetostayinthisvibrant cityagain! She knew that if she didnโ€™t leave , she might never have the chance to stay in this vibrant city again ! AfterwatchingKarabeingsentoff,Johannahurriedafterher.โ€œKara,donโ€™tworry.Ipromisedyou,andIโ€™llmakeithappen.Givemeafewdays,andIโ€™llgetyou intoSummitUniversity.Waitformynews.โ€ After watching Kara being sent off , Johanna hurried after her . โ€œ Kara , donโ€™t worry . I promised you , and Iโ€™ll make it happen . Give me a few days , and Iโ€™ll get you into Summit University . Wait for my news . โ€

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); Karaโ€™seyesfilledwithgratitude.โ€œThankyou,AuntJohanna.โ€ Karaโ€™s eyes filled with gratitude . โ€œ Thank you , Aunt Johanna . โ€ AfterKaraleft,JohannaturnedbackandshoutedatFreya,โ€œSinceyouโ€™retooproudtocharmMr.Sutton,someone elsewill!Andwhenheโ€™staken,Ihopeyouwonโ€™tbetoodesperate!โ€ After Kara left , Johanna turned back and shouted at Freya , โ€œ Since youโ€™re too proud to charm Mr. Sutton , someone else will ! And when heโ€™s taken , I hope you you wonโ€™t be too desperate ! โ€ Freyahadretreatedtoherroom.WhilelisteningtoJohannaโ€™s shoutsfromdownstairs,shecouldnโ€™thelpbutlaugh.ShehadseenthroughJohannaโ€™sintentionswhen shesawhowKarawasdressed.ButifKieranwerethateasytocharm,hewouldnโ€™tbeKieran. Freya had retreated to her room . While listening to Johannaโ€™s shouts from downstairs , she couldnโ€™t help but laugh . She had seen through Johannaโ€™s intentions when she saw how Kara was dressed . But But if Kieran were that easy to charm , he wouldnโ€™t be Kieran . Freyaplanned to returntoschoolthefollowingday,amoveunheardofforherlately. Freya planned to return to school the following day , a move unheard of for her lately . HerbestfriendLunadroveher,steeringthewheel while asking,โ€œArenโ€™tyou onabreak?Insteadofrestingathome,whytortureyourselfbyreturningtoschool?โ€ Her best friend Luna drove her her , , steering the wheel while asking , โ€œ โ€œ Arenโ€™t you on a break ? Instead of resting at home , why torture yourself by returning to school ? โ€ Freya saidbluntly,โ€œIhaveto.Thecompanyneedsmoney.โ€ Freya said bluntly , โ€œ I have to . The company needs money .โ€ What?Yourfamilyโ€™scompanyisshortoncash,huh?Ifso,shouldminedeclarebankruptcy?โ€Lunapaused,thenadded,โ€œWait,ifitโ€™smoneyissues,whatdoesschoolhavetodo withit?Sincewhendidschoolstartdoingcharitywork?โ€ What ? Your familyโ€™s company is short on cash , huh ? If so , should mine declare bankruptcy ? โ€ Luna paused , then added , โ€œ Wait , if if itโ€™s money issues , what does school have to do with it ? Since when did school start doing charity work ? โ€ โ€œYouwouldnโ€™tunderstand.Youโ€™llseewhenwegetthere,โ€saidFreya. โ€œ You wouldnโ€™t understand . Youโ€™ll see when we get there , โ€ said Freya . Freyahadseentheschoolโ€™sannouncementthatRonanBeckett,theheadoftheBeckettGroup,wasinvitedasa guestspeaker. Freya had seen the schoolโ€™s announcement that Ronan Beckett , the head of the Beckett Group , was invited as a guest speaker . Inapastlife,RonanandKieranwerearchโ€“enemies,alwaysateachotherโ€™sthroats.FreyadislikedRonanbackthenbecauseofher In a past life , Ronan and Kieran were arch โ€“ enemies , always at each otherโ€™s throats . Freya disliked Ronan back then because of her feelingsforKieran,oftenpubliclyexpressingherdisdain.Butinthislife,Ronanmightbehersavior! feelings for Kieran , often publicly expressing her disdain . But in this life , Ronan might be her savior ! Afterthey arrivedattheschool,LunajoinedFreyainrushingtotheseventhfloorof themainbuilding.SeeingRonanhadbeenspeakingforovertenminutes,theatmosphereintheclassroomwaspalpablyintense. After they arrived at the school , Luna joined Freya in rushing to the seventh floor floor of the main building . Seeing Ronan had been speaking for over ten minutes , , the atmosphere in the classroom was palpably intense . Lunaonlypeekedthroughthedoorandsighed,โ€œThisiswaytooacademicformeโ€ฆlookslikeweโ€™relate.โ€ Luna only only peeked through the door and sighed , โ€œ This is way too academic for me โ€ฆ looks like weโ€™re late . โ€ Chapter27 Chapter 27

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