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Chapter 37 Chapter 37 RonanandFreyaclinkedtheirglassesinatoast. Ronan and Freya clinked their glasses in a toast . Afterdowningherdrink,FreyadugintoherpurseandslidacardacrossthetabletoRonan. After downing her drink , Freya dug into her purse and slid a card across the table to Ronan . โWhatโsthis?โ โ Whatโs this ? โ โThemoneyfortheland.โ โ The money for the land . โ Freyacrackedasmallsmile,saying,โAttheauction,Iwasjustbluffing.Iโmplanningtobuythislandonmyown.โ Freya cracked a small smile , saying , โ At the auction , I was just bluffing . Iโm planning to buy this land on my own .โ โThelandintheSouthernSuburbisnโtworthmuch.Considerthishalfabilliondollarsagiftfromme.Besides,asfarasIknow,theDawsonGroupdoesnโthavethiskindofcashnow.Whereโsthe moneyonthiscardfrom?โ โ The land in the Southern Suburb isnโt worth much . Consider this half a billion dollars a gift from me . Besides , as far as I know , the Dawson Group doesnโt have this kind of cash now . Whereโs the money on this card from ? โ โYouโremistaken.ThisisnโttheDawsonGroupโsmoney.โ โ Youโre mistaken . This isnโt the Dawson Groupโs money . โ Ronanfrownedslightly.โNottheDawsonGroupโsmoney?โ Ronan frowned slightly . โ Not the Dawson Groupโs money ? โ / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / โItโsthetrust fundmydadleftme.โ โ Itโs the trust fund my dad left me . โ Inherpastlife,Johannahadhereyesonhertrustfund,schemingtomarryherofftotheSuttonfamilytogetherhandsonthathalfabillion. In her past life , Johanna had her eyes on her trust fund , scheming to marry her off to the Sutton family to get her hands on that half a billion . JohannaknewAudreyfanciedFreyaasagranddaughterโinโlaw,soshecanceledtheweddinggiftsbehindtheirbacks,talkingFreyaintocoughingupthemoneytosavethecompanyfromcrisis. Johanna knew Audrey fancied Freya as a granddaughter โ in โ law , so she canceled the wedding gifts behind their backs , talking Freya into coughing up the money to save the company from crisis . Butthecompanyโscrisisremainedunsolved,andJohannaranoffwiththemoney. But the companyโs crisis remained unsolved , and Johanna ran off with the money . Freyaplanned toturn thetablesthistime.JohannawouldnโtgetadimeoftheDawsonfamilyโswealth,notjustthetrustfundmoney. Freya planned to turn the tables this time . Johanna wouldnโt get a dime of the Dawson familyโs wealth , not just the trust fund money . โMr.Beckett,Ihopeyouโllholdoffonanyfinancialmovesthesenextfewdays,โsaidFreya. โ Mr. Beckett , I hope youโll hold off on any financial moves these next few days , โ said Freya . Ronanwasconfused.โTheDawsonGroupisonitslastlegs.IfIdonโtinvest now,DawsonGroupisfinished.โ Ronan was confused . โ The Dawson Group is on its last legs . If I donโt invest now , Dawson Group is finished . โ Freyaremainedsilentwithasmile. Freya remained silent with a smile . Johannawantedhersontorunthecompany.ThenletLeland,thefool,dealwiththecompanyโsbaddebtsthesenextfewdays. Johanna wanted her son to run the company . Then let Leland , the fool , deal with the companyโs bad debts these next few days . ShewascurioustoseeifthecompanyโsshareholderswouldstillindulgeJohannaandhersonwhentheirinterestswere abouttocollapse. She was curious to see if the companyโs shareholders would still indulge Johanna and her son when their interests were about to collapse . Intheevening,RonandroppedFreyaoffattheDawsonfamily. In the evening , Ronan dropped Freya off at the Dawson family .
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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); WhenFreyapushedopenthedoor,shenoticedtheliving roomlightswereon.Suddenly,aforceyankedherinside.Freyainstinctivelycriedoutforhelpbutwasquicklysilencedbyahandclampingdownonherneck,pushingher againstthewall. When Freya pushed open the door , she noticed the living room lights were on . Suddenly , a force yanked her inside . Freya instinctively cried out for help but was quickly silenced by a hand clamping down on her neck , pushing her against the wall . โFreya,yousurearenโteasyto getaholdof.โKieranโsvoicewaslowandlacedwithdanger. โ Freya , you sure arenโt easy to get a hold of .โ Kieranโs voice was low and laced with danger . Feelingthechokeholdonherneck,Freyastruggledandgasped,โLetโฆgo!โ Feeling the chokehold on her neck , Freya struggled and gasped , โ Let โฆ go go ! ! โ โ Realizinghisgripmighthavebeentootight,Kieranletgo.Leaningagainstthewall,Freyacoughed violently.Seeingit,Kieranfrownedandsneered,โMs.Dawson,quitethestrategy.Youareplayingfiancรฉetothe SuttonfamilywhilekeepingRonanonthehook.Whatโsit?Weighingwhoโsoffering youmore?โ Realizing his grip might have been too tight , Kieran let go . Leaning against the wall , Freya coughed violently . Seeing it , Kieran frowned and sneered , โ Ms. Dawson , quite the strategy . You are playing fiancรฉe to the Sutton family while keeping Ronan on the hook . Whatโs it ? Weighing whoโs offering you more ? โ โMr.Sutton,youjest.MyinteractionswithMr.Beckettarecasual.ButMr.Sutton,visitingmyhomelateatnight,isittoquestionmyrelationshipwithMr.Beckett?โ โ Mr. Sutton , you jest . My interactions with Mr. Beckett are casual . But Mr. Sutton , visiting my home late at night , is it to question my relationship with Mr. Beckett ? โ โMr.Beckett?Justawhileagoat theauction,wasnโtitallโRonan,Ronanโ?โKierantightenedhisgriponFreyaโswristandsaid,โIfyouwant metosparetheDawsonGroup,whygotoRonan?Wouldnโtitmakemoresensetopleaddirectlywithme?โ โ Mr. Beckett ? Just a while ago at the auction , wasnโt it all โ Ronan , Ronan โ? โ Kieran tightened his grip on Freyaโs wrist and said , โ If you want me to spare the Dawson Group , why go to Ronan ? Wouldnโt it make more sense to plead directly with me ? โ AsKieranclosedthedistance,Freyacouldalmostfeelhisbreath.Thecloserhegot,themorevividlysherememberedhowthismanhadmistreatedherinherpastlife. As Kieran closed the distance , Freya could almost feel his breath . The closer he got , the more vividly she remembered how this man had mistreated her in her past life . Freyaspokefirmly,โKieran,IthinkIโvetoldyouIwillneverbeg.โ Freya spoke firmly , โ Kieran , I think Iโve told you I will never beg . โ โGotsomenerve,now,youarecallingmebymynamedirectly?โKierandraggedFreyaontothecouch. โ Got some nerve , now , you are calling me by my name directly ? โ Kieran dragged Freya onto the couch . Caughtoffguard,Freyafeltasharppainasherbackhitthe armrest.Wincing,shegasped,โKieran!Whatdo youthinkyouโredoing?โ Caught off guard , Freya felt a sharp pain as her back hit the armrest . Wincing , she gasped , โ Kieran ! What do you think youโre doing ? โ โIsnโtitobvious?โ โ Isnโt it obvious ? โ Rollinguphissleevesandslightlylooseninghistie,Kieranleanedin,pinningFreyaโshandsdown.Hisvoicewasdeepashesaid,*Freya,isnโtthisexactlywhatyouโvealwayswanted?โ Rolling up his sleeves and slightly loosening his tie , Kieran leaned in , pinning Freyaโs hands down . His voice was deep as he said , * Freya , isnโt this exactly what youโve always wanted ? โ
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