Escaping the shadow 45
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Chapter45 Chapter 45 Jarrettimmediatelyloweredhishead,notdaringtospeak. Jarrett immediately lowered his head , not daring to speak . Withastormyexpression,Kieransaid,โ€œItโ€™sherdamnfault!Shewaspracticallyaskingforit With a stormy expression , Kieran said , โ€œ Itโ€™s her damn fault ! She was practically asking for it โ€œYes,yesโ€ฆyouโ€™reabsolutelyright,Mr.Sutton.โ€ โ€œ Yes , yes โ€ฆ youโ€™re absolutely right , Mr. Sutton . โ€ โ€œSheknewwhatshewasdoing.Whatโ€™sshegottocomplainaboutnow?โ€ โ€œ She knew what she was doing . Whatโ€™s she got to complain about now ? โ€ โ€œYes,Mr.Sutton.Itโ€™sallMs.Dawsonโ€™sowndoing.โ€ โ€œ Yes , Mr. Sutton . Itโ€™s all Ms. Dawsonโ€™s own doing . โ€ HearingJarrettechohissentimentsfinallylightenedKieranโ€™smood Hearing Jarrett echo his sentiments finally lightened Kieranโ€™s mood Then,Silasburstintotheoffice,hisfacealightwithexcitement.โ€œYouguyswillneverguesswhatIjustsawlIsawthisstunningblondehidingbehindthesunglasses!โ€ Then , Silas burst into the office , his face alight with excitement . โ€œ You guys will never guess what I just sawl I saw this stunning blonde hiding behind the sunglasses ! โ€ atelycontaininghisexcitement,SilasclappedKieranontheback.โ€œMan,Kleran,Ithoughtwewerebuds!Andhereyou are,keepingabombshelllikethathiddenawayintheofficeandnottellingme!โ€ ately containing his excitement , Silas clapped Kieran on the back . โ€œ Man , Kleran , I thought we were buds ! And here you are , keeping a bombshell like that hidden away in the office and not telling me ! โ€ / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / ThemoreSilassaid,thedarkerKieranโ€™sexpressionbecame. The more Silas said , the darker Kieranโ€™s expression became . Jarrettclearedhisthroatlightlyandsaid,โ€œMr.Vaughn,thatwasโ€ฆMs.Dawson.โ€ Jarrett cleared his throat lightly and said , โ€œ Mr. Vaughn , that was โ€ฆ Ms. Dawson . โ€ โ€œWhat?Freya?โ€Silaswasshocked. โ€œ What ? Freya ?โ€ Silas was shocked . Hethoughthehadmisheard.Wasnโ€™tFreyaalwaystheshy,reservedtype?Whenhadsheeverdressedsoboldly?Alreadyinafoulmood,Kieranfrownedandasked,โ€œWhatdoyouwant?โ€ He thought he had misheard . Wasnโ€™t Freya always the shy , reserved type ? When had she ever dressed so boldly ? Already in a foul mood , Kieran frowned and asked , โ€œ What do you want ? โ€ we we

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); Silaswasconfusedandreplied,โ€œWhatdoyoumean,โ€˜whatdoIwant?Itโ€™sEloiseโ€™sbirthday,remember?Didnโ€™tyousayweweregoingtocelebrateatEclipseLounge?โ€ Silas was confused and replied , โ€œ What do you mean , โ€˜ what do I want ? Itโ€™s Eloiseโ€™s birthday , remember ? Didnโ€™t you say we were going to celebrate at Eclipse Lounge ? โ€ Hearingit,Kieransuddenlyrecalledtheimportanceoftheday.Frustrated,herubbedhistemples.โ€œThisisallthatdamnFreyaโ€™sfault!โ€hethought. Hearing it , Kieran suddenly recalled the importance of the day . Frustrated , he rubbed his temples . โ€œ This is all that damn Freyaโ€™s fault ! โ€ he thought . โ€œAlright,Iโ€™llhaveJarrettpickupEllie.โ€ โ€œ Alright , Iโ€™ll have Jarrett pick up Ellie . โ€ Silasasked,โ€œWhataboutherbirthdaypresent?Didyougetit?โ€ Silas asked , โ€œ What about her birthday present ? Did you get it ? โ€ KieranhadbeensopreoccupiedwithFreyathathehadforgottenthebirthdaypresent. Kieran had been so preoccupied with Freya that he had forgotten the birthday present . KieraninstructedJarrett,โ€œGotothejewelrystore,getanicepieceofjewelry,haveitwrapped,andsenditover.โ€ Kieran instructed Jarrett , โ€œ Go to the jewelry store , get a nice piece of jewelry , have it wrapped , and send it over . โ€ โ€œRightaway,Mr.Suttonโ€ โ€œ Right away , Mr. Sutton โ€ Silascutin,โ€œMan,Eloiseisnโ€™tjustafteranyrandompieceofjewelry.Sheโ€™sbeendreamingaboutaring.โ€ Silas cut in , โ€œ Man , Eloise isnโ€™t just after any random piece of jewelry . Sheโ€™s been dreaming about a ring .โ€ Thementionofโ€œringโ€triggeredamemoryinKieranโ€™smindofthe dayhethrewaringintothepool,andFreyahad divedinafterit.Kieransaidcoldly,โ€œEllieโ€™sbeingridiculous,andyouโ€™reencouragingher?โ€ The mention of โ€œ ring โ€ triggered a memory in Kieranโ€™s mind of the day he threw a ring into the pool , and Freya had dived in after it . Kieran said coldly , โ€œ Ellieโ€™s being ridiculous , and youโ€™re encouraging her ? โ€ Silassnorted,โ€œIโ€™mjustspeakingthetruth.โ€ Silas snorted , โ€œ Iโ€™m just speaking the truth . โ€ KierandirectedhisgazetowardsJarrett,histoneicy,โ€œAnythingisfine,justnotaring.โ€ Kieran directed his gaze towards Jarrett , his tone icy , โ€œ Anything is fine , just not a ring .โ€ โ€œUnderstood,Mr.Sutton,โ€ โ€œ Understood , Mr. Sutton , โ€ Silascouldnโ€™thelpbutadd,โ€œButseriously,Kieran,areyougoingtocuttieswithFreya?โ€ Silas couldnโ€™t help but add , โ€œ But seriously , Kieran , are you going to cut ties with Freya ? โ€

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