Escaping the shadow 34
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Chapter34 Chapter 34 Duringtheintermission,Freyahadexcusedherselftotherestroom,onlytohearKieranโ€™svoicetrailingbehindher. During the intermission , Freya had excused herself to the restroom , only to hear Kieranโ€™s voice trailing behind her . โ€œMr.Sutton?Whatโ€™sthematter?โ€Freyaturnedaround,hertonesuggestingapolitedistancebetweenthemasiftheywerebarelyacquaintances. โ€œ Mr. Sutton ? Whatโ€™s the matter ? โ€ Freya turned around , her tone suggesting a polite distance between them as if they were barely acquaintances . โ€œFreya,seriously,yououtdidyourselfthistime.YouknewIwantedthatpropertyfortheSuttonGroup,yetyouwentoutofyourwaytosnatchit,evenifitmeanttakingaloss.Whatโ€™sthegame?Tryingtogetundermyskinorjustdesperateformyattention?โ€ โ€œ Freya , seriously , you outdid yourself this time . You knew I wanted that property for the Sutton Group , yet you went out of your way to snatch it , even if it meant taking a loss . Whatโ€™s the game ? Trying to get under my skin or just desperate for my attention ? โ€ โ€œMr.Sutton,youโ€™vegotitallwrong.Igenuinelylikedthatproperty.Ithasnothingtodowithyouโ€Freyaโ€™ssinceritydidnโ€™tdentinKieranโ€™sdisbelief. โ€œ Mr. Sutton , youโ€™ve got it all wrong . I genuinely liked that property . It has nothing to do with you โ€ Freyaโ€™s sincerity didnโ€™t dent in Kieranโ€™s disbelief . Eloisehurriedover,followingclosebehindKieran. Eloise hurried over , following close behind Kieran . % % Dawson,youweretoorash.Thatpropertyโ€™sgoingtocostyouafortune!โ€Eloisesaid,glancingatKieran.โ€œKieranbroughtmeheretoday,whichmustโ€™veembarrassedyou.Igetit.YouwanttostanduptoMr.Sutton,butthereโ€™snoneedforrecklessness.Ifyouendupinafinancialhole,Mr.SuttonwillstillfeelobligedtobailouttheDawsonfamily.Whyputyourselfinthatposition?โ€ Dawson , you were too rash . That propertyโ€™s going to cost you a fortune ! โ€ Eloise said , glancing at Kieran . โ€œ Kieran brought me here today , which mustโ€™ve embarrassed you . I get it . You want to stand up to Mr. Sutton , but thereโ€™s no need for recklessness . If you end up in a financial hole , Mr. Sutton will still feel obliged to bail out the Dawson family . Why put yourself in that position ? โ€ Hearingthis,Kieranscoffed,โ€œFreya,yousettheprice,soyouโ€™llfootthebill.โ€ Hearing this , Kieran scoffed , โ€œ Freya , you set the price , so youโ€™ll foot the bill . โ€ / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / โ€œMr.Sutton,youmustbekidding.SinceImadethebid,Iโ€™llpayforit.Havenโ€™twealreadycalledoffourengagement?Myfinanceshavenothingtodowithyou anymore.โ€ โ€œ Mr. Sutton , you must be kidding . Since I made the bid , Iโ€™ll pay for it . Havenโ€™t we already called off our engagement ? My finances have nothing to do with you anymore . โ€ โ€œYouโ€ฆโ€ โ€œ You โ€ฆ โ€ Kieranโ€™sfacedarkened,butRonanemergedfromtheauctionhallthen.Catchingsightofhim,Freya raisedhervoicedeliberately,asmileplayingonherlips.โ€œRonan!โ€ Kieranโ€™s face darkened , but Ronan emerged from the auction hall then . Catching sight of him , Freya raised her voice deliberately , a smile playing on her lips . โ€œ Ronan ! โ€ Hercallwasladenwithintimacy,worseningKieranโ€™smood. Her call was laden with intimacy , worsening Kieranโ€™s mood . FreyawalkedovertoRonan,linkingherarmthroughhis.โ€œIntermissionโ€™salmostover,right?Weshouldheadback.Afterall,Iโ€™vehadmyheartsetonthatpieceofEchoCityforalongtime.Mr.Sutton,Ms.Harwood,weโ€™llbetakingourleave.โ€ Freya walked over to Ronan , linking her arm through his . โ€œ Intermissionโ€™s almost over , right ? We should head back . After all , Iโ€™ve had my heart set on that piece of Echo City for a long time . Mr. Sutton , Ms. Harwood , weโ€™ll be taking our leave . โ€

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); FreyanoddedpolitelyatKieranandEloise.Herdemeanorwasunflappable. Freya nodded politely at Kieran and Eloise . Her demeanor was unflappable . EloisefelttheicychillemanatingfromKieranashestoodbesideher.โ€œKieranโ€ฆโ€ Eloise felt the icy chill emanating from Kieran as he stood beside her . โ€œ Kieran โ€ฆโ€ Eloisecouldnโ€™thelpbutlookathim,surprisedatFreyaโ€™sboldnessinflauntingherclosenesswithRonanrightbeforeKieran.RonanwasKieranโ€™sarchnemesis. Eloise couldnโ€™t help but look at him , surprised at Freyaโ€™s boldness in flaunting her closeness with Ronan right before Kieran . Ronan was Kieranโ€™s arch nemesis . โ€œQuitethemoveofFreya.Iโ€™veunderestimatedher,โ€Kieranmuttered,hisfistsclenched.Heโ€™dnever beensoblatantlydisrespected.SeeingFreyawalkawayarminarmwithRonanfeltlikeadirectchallenge.DidFreyathinkhe,Kieran,couldnโ€™tmoveonfromher? โ€œ Quite the move of Freya . Iโ€™ve underestimated her , โ€ Kieran muttered , his fists clenched . Heโ€™d never been so blatantly disrespected . Seeing Freya walk away arm in arm with Ronan felt like a direct challenge . Did Freya think he , Kieran , couldnโ€™t move on from her? โ€œJarrett.โ€ โ€œ Jarrett . โ€ โ€œMr.Sutton.โ€ โ€œ Mr. Sutton . โ€ โ€œElevatethebidforthatEchoCityโ€™spropertytofivebillion.FreyawantsRonantohaveit,doesnโ€™tshe?Iโ€™ll makeitacostlywish.โ€โ€œMr.Suttonโ€ฆbutifRonandoesnโ€™t bite,thenโ€ฆโ€ โ€œ Elevate the bid for that Echo Cityโ€™s property to five billion . Freya wants Ronan to have it , doesnโ€™t she ? Iโ€™ll make it a costly wish . โ€ โ€œ Mr. Sutton โ€ฆ but if Ronan doesnโ€™t bite , then โ€ฆ โ€ Kieranโ€™sresponsewascold.โ€œWithallthehypeweโ€™vebuilt,heโ€™llbite.Lethimspendanextrabillion.Itโ€™llbelikehiseffortsthisyearwerefornothing.โ€ Kieranโ€™s response was cold . โ€œ With all the hype weโ€™ve built , heโ€™ll bite . Let him spend an extra billion . Itโ€™ll be like his efforts this year were for nothing . โ€ โ€œYes,Mr.Sutton.โ€ โ€œ Yes , Mr. Sutton . โ€ Backintheauctionhall,FreyaandRonanhadtakentheirseats. Back in the auction hall , Freya and Ronan had taken their seats . Ronanbeganwithhisdrywit,โ€œSo,Isteppedoutforamomentandhavebecomeyourhumanshield?โ€ Ronan began with his dry wit , โ€œ So , I stepped out for a moment and have become your human shield ? โ€ โ€œMr.Beckett,seeingKieranwiththatsourlook,itโ€™sprettysatisfying,right?โ€ โ€œ Mr. Beckett , seeing Kieran with that sour sour look , itโ€™s pretty satisfying , right ? โ€ โ€œItis,indeed.โ€ โ€œ It is , indeed . โ€ Freyacontinued,โ€œJustwatch.Kieranispettyenoughtodriveupthepricejusttomakeyoulosemore.โ€ Freya continued , โ€œ Just watch . Kieran is petty enough to drive up the price just just to make you lose more .โ€ โ€œMs.Dawson,itseemsyouarequitefamiliarwith โ€œ Ms. Dawson , it seems you are quite familiar with yourexโ€“fiancรฉ.โ€ your ex โ€“ fiancรฉ . โ€ Morethanfamiliar,okay?Lookingbackonthosehardthreeyears,FreyarealizedshehadbeenutterlydevotedtoKieran. More than familiar , okay ? Looking back on those hard three years , Freya realized she had been utterly devoted to Kieran . AsinglelookfromKieran,andshewouldthinkhewaswarminguptoher.Andwithawordfromhim,shewouldfeellikeshehad finallythawedhisheart. A single look from Kieran , and she would think he was warming up to her . And with a word from him , she would feel like she had finally thawed his heart . Chapter35 Chapter 35 Chapter35 Chapter 35

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