Chapter 367

Freya was still shaken from the earlier events when, upon heading upstairs, she was cornered right at her apartment door by Kieran. The hall was totally empty, so Freya jumped a bit when Kieran showed up out of nowhere.

“What are you doing here?” she asked.

“You’ve caused such a mess today, and you have the nerve to ask me what I’m doing?” Kieran pinned her against the wall, and with Freya’s strength, there was no escaping his grasp.

All she could do was give in, saying, “The person who caused a mess today wasn’t me, and it’s not like it’s affected you in any way, Mr. Sutton. Let’s not forget, we’ve already called off our engagement. Even if my reputation is tarnished, it won’t drag you down.”

Seeing Freya’s indifferent attitude only fueled Kieran’s anger. “I’ve told you countless times, Preston is bad news. I warned you to stay away from him! Did you even listen?”

Freya couldn’t understand why Kieran was so upset. To her, Kieran was way scarier than Preston could ever be.

“Mr. Sutton, I think it’s best we keep our distance. You’ve already made me the talk of the town with today’s exam fiasco. What more do you want?”

“You know what they say, ‘you can run but you can’t hide.’ Preston helping you cheat, you thought you could keep it under wraps forever?”

“What nonsense are you spouting now?” Freya had no idea where Kieran was getting his rumors from and found the whole situation tedious. She pushed past him, stating, “I don’t care what you think, but if you’re accusing someone without proof, that’s defamation.”

“You know damn well whether I’m speaking the truth. Freya, I didn’t expect you to go this far, getting both Ronan and Preston to snag this year’s exam papers for you. Seeing how close you were with Preston today, if it wasn’t for him giving you the answers, how could you have passed today’s exam with flying colors? And here I was, making special arrangements for you to have a separate exam room because of your injured hand, thinking I was being considerate.”

“Considerate or spiteful, you know best, Mr. Sutton! Dragging me away in front of everyone, wasn’t it just to spread rumors about me getting special treatment? Don’t paint yourself as a saint!”

“You!” Kieran was fuming, unable to believe his intentions were being twisted by Freya.

“Fine! I did it on purpose, wanted everyone to think you got special treatment. Happy now?” Kieran was just about ready to explode, but at the thought of Freya getting chummy with Preston, he pointed a finger at her, giving a stern warning, “Stay away from Preston. And for your information, I’ve had the exam board revise tomorrow’s papers overnight. Don’t think for a second you can cheat your way through this time!”

Freya rolled her eyes so hard it was a wonder they didn’t stick that way. “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.”

With that, she unlocked her door with a scan of her fingerprint. The door slammed shut behind her, leaving Kieran seething even more.

She had moved out of his apartment only to move into one provided by Ronan! If he hadn’t had his people investigate, he would have been none the wiser about Freya’s new living situation.

Jarrett had been hiding in the emergency stairwell the whole time, only coming out once Freya had retreated into her apartment. He approached Kieran to inquire, “Mr. Sutton, about Ms. Dawson…”

Kieran didn’t even let him finish, unleashing his pent-up anger on Jarrett. “How could you not inform me about Freya moving? That’s a big deal!”

“I… I…” Jarrett was at a loss for words. Hadn’t Mr. Sutton specifically ordered him not to bring up anything related to Ms. Dawson? But faced with his furious boss, Jarrett could only bow his head and admit his fault. “Mr. Sutton, I failed to fulfill my responsibilities. I’ll reflect on this.”

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