Escaping the shadow 32
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Chapter 32 Chapter 32 Eloiseseemed almostfranticinherdefenseofFreya,butherwordsonlyfannedtheflamesofKieranโ€™sanger. Eloise seemed almost frantic in her defense of Freya , but her words only fanned the flames of Kieranโ€™s anger . โ€˜Fancythat?Freyaisnothingbutagolddigger!First,shelatchedontome.Now,sheโ€™ssethersightsonRonanashernexttarget.Nowondersheโ€™sbeenlessattentiveandflatteringtowardsmerecently.Thinkingthis,Kieranโ€™sgazeturnedevenicier. โ€˜ Fancy that ? Freya is nothing but a gold digger ! First , she latched onto me . Now , sheโ€™s set her sights on Ronan as her next target . No wonder sheโ€™s been less attentive and flattering towards me recently . Thinking this , Kieranโ€™s gaze turned even icier . Oh,Freya,shehadbeenquitetheeyeโ€“openerforhim! Oh , Freya , she had been quite the eye โ€“ opener for him ! โ€œLetโ€™sgo.โ€Kierandidnโ€™tspareanotherglanceatFreyaandRonan,pullingEloiseintotheauctionhallinstead. โ€œ Letโ€™s go . โ€ Kieran didnโ€™t spare another glance at Freya and Ronan , pulling Eloise into the auction hall instead . Ontheotherside,RonanallowedFreyatoloopherarmthroughhis,speakingcoldly,โ€œYouโ€™remydatetonight.IfImakeamove,youfollownoquestions asked,okay?โ€ On the other side , Ronan allowed Freya to loop her arm through his , speaking coldly , โ€œ Youโ€™re my date tonight . If I make a move , you follow no questions asked , okay ? โ€ โ€œMr.Beckett,weโ€™rebothbusinesspeople.SinceIโ€™m yourdatefortheevening,shouldnโ€™tyou pickupthetabformyexpenses?โ€ โ€œ Mr. Beckett , weโ€™re both businesspeople . Since Iโ€™m your date for the evening , shouldnโ€™t you pick up the tab for my expenses ? โ€ โ€œYouโ€™remydate,notmygirlfriend.โ€ โ€œ Youโ€™re my date , not my girlfriend . โ€ / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Freyafeigneddifficultyandsaid,โ€œButKieranusedtospendmoneyonme.Intermsofpersonalcharm,Mr.Beckett,youwouldnโ€™twanttolosetoKieran,wouldyou?โ€ Freya feigned difficulty and said , โ€œ But Kieran used to spend money on me . In terms of personal charm , Mr. Beckett , you wouldnโ€™t want to lose to Kieran , would you ? โ€ โ€œAreyoutryingtoprovokeme?โ€ โ€œ Are you trying to provoke me ? โ€ โ€œWhywouldIโ€ฆโ€ โ€œ Why would I โ€ฆ โ€ โ€œYouwin.โ€ โ€œ You win . โ€ Aseveryonetooktheirseatsatthe venue,itbecameapparentthatthisauctionwasdifferentfromtherest,withassistantsattendinginsteadofthebigplayersthemselves. As everyone took their seats at the venue , it became apparent that this auction was different from the rest , with assistants attending instead of the big players themselves . Yet,therewereKieranandRonan,causingastirbybeingpresent,makingthe atmosphereunusuallytense. Yet , there were Kieran and Ronan , causing a stir by being present , making the atmosphere unusually tense . โ€œKieran,itseemsthereโ€™ssomethingbetweenMs.DawsonandMr.Beckettโ€ฆโ€EloisewatchedKieranโ€™sexpressionclosely. โ€œ Kieran , it seems thereโ€™s something between Ms. Dawson and Mr. Beckett โ€ฆ โ€ Eloise watched Kieranโ€™s expression closely . Perhapsbydesign,RonanandFreyasatdirectlyacrossfromthem,ensuringtheywereineachotherโ€™ssights. Perhaps by design , Ronan and Freya sat directly across from them , ensuring they were in each otherโ€™s sights . SeeingFreyaandRonanchattingandlaughing,Kieranโ€™stonegrewdangerouslycold,โ€œFreyaโ€™sdoingquitewellforherself.โ€ Seeing Freya and Ronan chatting and laughing , Kieranโ€™s tone grew dangerously cold , โ€œ Freyaโ€™s doing quite well for herself . โ€

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); First,shetriedtowinhimoverbymimickingEloise,playingthedutifulgirlinfrontofhisgrandmother,andloudlydeclaringherwishtobreakoff theirengagement,onlytoseekhisgrandmotherโ€™s favoroverandover.Butthen,shewascozyinguptoRonan,evenhavingherstepmothercometo himtoapologizeandseekreconciliation. First , she tried to win him over by mimicking Eloise , playing the dutiful girl in front of his grandmother , and loudly declaring her wish to break off their engagement , only to seek his grandmotherโ€™s favor over and over . But then , she was cozying up to Ronan , even having her stepmother come to him to apologize and seek reconciliation . Kierangrittedhisteeth.โ€˜Isshetakingmeforafool?โ€˜ Kieran gritted his teeth . โ€˜ Is she taking me for a fool ? โ€˜ Meanwhile,Freyacouldfeelachillinggazeonher,makingherskincrawl. Meanwhile , Freya could feel a chilling gaze on her , making her skin crawl . Ronanmused,โ€œIwonderhowKieranfeelsseeingyouwithme.โ€ Ronan mused , โ€œ I wonder how Kieran feels seeing you with me . โ€ โ€œWhatโ€™stheretofeel?โ€Freyarespondeddismissively.โ€œKieranโ€™sheartiswithEloise.Heโ€™dlovetoendourengagement.Ifmyfamilywasnโ€™tusefultohim,hewouldnโ€™thavebotheredwithitinthefirstplace.โ€ โ€œ Whatโ€™s there to feel ? โ€ Freya responded dismissively . โ€œ Kieranโ€™s heart is with Eloise . Heโ€™d love to end our engagement . If my family wasnโ€™t useful to him , he wouldnโ€™t have bothered with it in the first place .โ€ Laughingat thethought,Freyaadded,โ€œBelieveitornot,IbetKieranplanstotakeovertheDawson Groupwithinthreeyears,dumpme,andthenmarryEloise.โ€ Laughing at the thought , Freya added , โ€œ Believe it or not , I bet Kieran plans to take over the Dawson Group within three years , dump me , and then marry Eloise . โ€ Ronancaughtthehintofselfโ€“mockeryinFreyaโ€™seyes,replyingslowly,โ€œFromwhatyouโ€™resaying,hesoundslikearealjerk.Nowonderyoudespisehim.โ€ Ronan caught the hint of self โ€“ mockery in Freyaโ€™s eyes , replying slowly , โ€œ From what youโ€™re saying , he sounds like a real jerk . No wonder you you despise him . โ€ Astheauctioncommenced,theprimerealestateofEchoCitywassavedforlast.Theearlyofferings,mereplotsforprivatevillas,wereoflittleinterest. As the auction commenced , the prime real estate of Echo City was saved for last . The early offerings , mere plots for private villas , were of little interest . Theauctioneerannounced,โ€œSouthernSuburbplot,8acres,starting at100million!โ€ The auctioneer announced , โ€œ Southern Suburb plot , 8 acres , starting at 100 million ! โ€ Kieranโ€™ssidekick,Jarrett,bidonhisbehalf.โ€œ120million.โ€ Kieranโ€™s sidekick , Jarrett , bid on his behalf . โ€œ 120 million . โ€ โ€œ150million,โ€cameFreyaโ€™svoice,drawingscornfullooks. โ€œ 150 million ,โ€ came Freyaโ€™s voice , drawing scornful looks . Kieranscoffedcoldlyatherattempttograbhisattention,whichhethoughtwaspredictable. Kieran scoffed coldly at her attempt to grab his attention , which he thought was predictable . โ€œ200million,โ€hedeclared,unfazed. โ€œ 200 million , โ€ he declared , unfazed . โ€œ250million.โ€ โ€œ 250 million . โ€ โ€œ300million!โ€ โ€œ โ€œ 300 million ! โ€ Thebiddingwarescalated,promptingEloisetofrown.โ€œKieran,thatplotisnโ€™tworththismuch.โ€ The bidding war escalated , prompting Eloise to frown . โ€œ Kieran , that plot isnโ€™t worth this much . โ€ Chapter33 Chapter 33

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