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Chapter31 Chapter 31 Chapter31 Chapter 31 Inapastlife,neitherKierannorRonanattendedtheauction,optingfortheirsecretariestohandlethebiddingoverthephoneinstead.PerhapsFreya’sinterventionalteredthecourseofevents. In a past life , neither Kieran nor Ronan attended the auction , opting for their secretaries to handle the bidding over the phone instead . Perhaps Freya’s intervention altered the course of events . Thistime,seeingKieranenterwithEloise,Freya This time , seeing Kieran enter with Eloise , Freya no longertogether,whichshefoundimmenselysatisfying. no longer together , which she found immensely satisfying . o o revelinthesituation.ItofficiallyconfirmedthatsheandKieranwere revel in the situation . It officially confirmed that she and Kieran were “IsthatMs.Harwoodoverthere? “ Is that Ms. Harwood over there ? “SincewhendoesMr.Suttoneverbringadate?” “ Since when does Mr. Sutton ever bring a date ? ” / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / “It’sallbecausesomeoneoverestimatedherworth,daringtobreakoffanengagementwithMr.Sutton.Lookather,completelydiscarded,likeyesterday’snews.Ibetshe’sregrettingherdecisionnow.” “ It’s all because someone overestimated her worth , daring to break off an engagement with Mr. Sutton . Look at her , completely discarded , like yesterday’s news . I bet she’s regretting her decision now . ” “EveryoneinEchoCityknowstheDawsonfapracticallybeggedfortheengagementwiththe Suttonfamily.Now,shethinksshe’s “ Everyone in Echo City knows the Dawson fa fa practically begged for the engagement with the Sutton family . Now , she thinks she’s oogoodforhim,huh?Please.Mr.Suttoncouldfinda replacementtomorrow,andwhowoulddareassociatewithhernow?” oo good for him , huh ? Please . Mr. Sutton could find a replacement tomorrow , and who would dare associate with her now ? ” ThegossipandlaughterofthesocialitesoutsidethevenuewereopenlyaimedatFreya,whohadshownupjustafewminutesbeforeKieranandEloise. The gossip and laughter of the socialites outside the venue were openly aimed at Freya , who had shown up just a few minutes before Kieran and Eloise . Ronan,thedevil,hadinsistedsheshouldwaitoutside,adecisionshewasbeginningtoregretdeeply. Ronan , the devil , had insisted she should wait outside , a decision she was beginning to regret deeply . ItwasclearnowthatRonanandKieranwerecutfromthesamecloth,seeminglydestined tobeateach other’sthroatsinpastandpresentlives. It was clear now that Ronan and Kieran were cut from the same cloth , seemingly destined to be at each other’s throats in past and present lives . “Freya,whybotherpining afterMr.Sutton?He’sgotEloisenow.What’sthepointinshowinguphere,hoping forwhatexactly?”“Exactly.Justacoupleofdaysago,shewasallhighand mightyaboutendingthingswithMr.Sutton.Andnowheresheis,taggingalong.Butlet’sfaceit.Astand–inisjustthat.Mr.Sutton’smovedon.Whywouldhegiveherasecondglance?” “ Freya , why bother pining after Mr. Sutton ? He’s got Eloise now . What’s the point in showing up here , hoping for what exactly ? ” “ Exactly . Just a couple of days ago , she was all high and mighty about ending things with Mr. Sutton . And now here she is , tagging along . But let’s face it . A stand – in is just that . Mr. Sutton’s moved on . Why would he give her a second glance ? ” “She’smadeherbed.Imagine,shewasalmostMrs.Suttonandshejustletitslipaway.Sheshouldtakeagoodlookinthemirror.DidshethinkshecouldcompetewithMs.Harwood?” “ She’s made her bed . Imagine , she was almost Mrs. Sutton and she just let it slip away . She should take a good look in the mirror . Did she think she could compete with Ms. Harwood ? ”

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