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Chapter36 Chapter 36 โKieran,congratson snaggingthelandinEchoCity.TheSuttonGroupwillrakeinsomeseriouscashthistime.โ โ Kieran , congrats on snagging the land in Echo City . The Sutton Group will rake in some serious cash this time . โ Eloisรฉsaidwithalaugh,oblivioustothedarkeningexpressiononKieranโsface. Eloisรฉ said with a laugh , oblivious to the darkening expression on Kieranโs face . Acrosstheroom,Freyacouldnโthidehersmirk,clinkingchampagneglasseswithRonan.ToKieran,thescenewaslikeathorninhis Across the room , Freya couldnโt hide her smirk , clinking champagne glasses with Ronan . To Kieran , the scene was like a thorn in his eye. eye . โWhat dowedonow,Mr.Sutton?โaskedJarrett. โ What do we do now , Mr. Sutton ? โ asked Jarrett . Jarrett wascaughtoffguardwhenRonanwithdrewfromthebiddingwar.Justdaysearlier,Ronanhadseemeddeterminedtosecurethatpieceofland.Whathad caused hissuddenchangeofheart? Jarrett was caught off guard when Ronan withdrew from the bidding war . Just days earlier , Ronan had seemed determined to secure that piece of land . What had caused his sudden change of heart ? โWhatcanwedo?โ โ What can we do ? โ TheSuttonGroupwouldhavetoswallowthisbitterpill.Kieranstoodup,hisfacedevoidofanysmiles,replacedbyaloomingstorm.Somethingwasfishythere.AnditmusthavesomethingtodowithFreya! The Sutton Group would have to swallow this bitter pill . Kieran stood up , his face devoid of any smiles , replaced by a looming storm . Something was fishy there . And it must have something to do with Freya ! / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / โKieran!โEloisetriedtofollowhim,grabbinghis arm indesperation. โ Kieran ! โ Eloise tried tried to follow him , grabbing his arm in desperation . ButKieranjerked hisarmawayreflexivelythenextsecond,tellingEloise,โEllie,gobackfirst.โ But Kieran jerked his arm away reflexively the next second , telling Eloise , โ Ellie , go back first . โ Eloisepaused,andKieranwasalreadystriding awaybythetimesherecovered. Eloise paused , and Kieran was already striding away by the time she recovered . Eloisethought,โKieranโฆhasneverleftmebehindbefore.โ Eloise thought , โ Kieran โฆ has never left me behind before . โ Outsidethevenue,Kieransaidcoldly,โGetJohannatome.Now!โ Outside the venue , , Kieran said coldly , โ Get Johanna to me . Now ! โ โYes,Mr.Sutton.โ โ Yes , Mr. Sutton . โ Anhourlater,intheSuttonGroupoffice. An hour later , in the Sutton Group office . Johannawas pushedintotheofficebytwobodyguards.SeeingKieranโsexpression,shewentpale.โMr.Suttonโฆwhatโsthematter?DidFreyaupsetyou?โ Johanna was pushed into the office by two bodyguards . Seeing Kieranโs expression , she went pale . โ Mr. Sutton โฆ whatโs the matter ? Did Freya upset you ? โ
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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); โCuttheact!โKieransnapped,โWhatโsthedealwith FreyaandRonan?โ โ Cut the act ! โ Kieran snapped , โ Whatโs the deal with Freya and Ronan ? โ โWhat?โ โ What ? โ FreyaandRonan?Whatcouldbegoingonbetweenthem? Freya and Ronan ? What could be going going on between them ? Johannahurriedlysaid,โMr.Sutton,ifFreyaโsbeenactingup,Iโlltakeherinhand,Ipromise.Pleasecalmdown.TheDawsonfamilyโsalliancewiththeSuttonfamilyissolidasarock!โ Johanna hurriedly said , โ Mr. Sutton , if Freyaโs been acting up , Iโll take her in hand , I promise . Please calm down . The Dawson familyโs alliance with the Sutton family is solid as a rock ! โ โSaveit!WasthelandinEchoCityasetup,huh?DidyouhaveFreyaleakthat?โ โ Save it ! Was the land in Echo City a setup , huh ? Did you have Freya leak that ? โ โIswear,IknewnothingaboutEchoCity!Mr.Sutton,itmustbesomemisunderstanding!โ โ I swear , I knew nothing about Echo City ! Mr. Sutton , it must be some misunderstanding ! โ โAmisunderstanding?โKieranscoffed,โFreyarunstoyouforcover,thencoziesuptoRonan.Isthatamisunderstanding,too?โ โ A misunderstanding ? โ Kieran scoffed , โ Freya runs to you for cover , then cozies up to Ronan . Is that a misunderstanding , too ? โ โMr.Sutton,thatgirlmustโvebeenconfused.Iโllmakehercome cleantoyoutomorrow,Iswear.Ronan might thinkheโsabigshotinEchoCity,butheโsnothingcomparedtoyou.Iโllcallhernowandmakehercomehome!โ โ Mr. Sutton , that girl mustโve been confused . Iโll make her come clean to you tomorrow tomorrow , I swear . Ronan might think heโs a big shot in Echo City , but heโs nothing compared to you . Iโll call her now and make her come home ! โ Sayingthis,Johanna fumbledforherphone. Saying this , Johanna fumbled for her phone . Meanwhile,inadiner,Freyasawherphonebuzzingandpromptlyhitthe rejectbutton. Meanwhile , in a diner , Freya saw her phone buzzing and promptly hit the reject button . Sittingacrossfromher,Ronan lookedamused,โHelpingmeprankKieranmeansyouโreonmysidenow.Hewonโtletthisslideeasily.โโMr.Beckett,theenemyofmyenemyismyfriend.Hereโstoafruitfulpartnership.โ Sitting across from her , Ronan looked amused , โ Helping me prank Kieran means youโre on my side now . He wonโt let this slide easily . โ โ โ Mr. Beckett , the enemy of my enemy is my friend . Hereโs to a fruitful partnership . โ โToafruitfulpartnership.โ โ To a fruitful partnership .โ
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