Escaping the shadow 48
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Chapter48 Chapter 48 ItwasntthefirsttimeFreyahadbecomethebuttofthejokeamongtheirelitecircleintheireyes,someonelikeFreya,desperatelythrowingherselfatthem,deservedtobetoyedwith. It wasnt the first time Freya had become the butt of the joke among their elite circle in their eyes , someone like Freya , desperately throwing herself at them , deserved to be toyed with . SeeingLunaon thevergeoftears,Silascouldnโ€™thelpbutlooktowardKieran Seeing Luna on the verge of tears , Silas couldnโ€™t help but look toward Kieran Buttherehewas,leaningonthecouch,expressionless,sippingonwhiskeyasifhehadnointentionofintervening But there he was , leaning on the couch , expressionless , sipping on whiskey as if he had no intention of intervening โ€œKieran!โ€SilasapproachedKieran,loweringhisvoice,โ€œThisintoomuch!WhatifMs.Dawsonshowsup?DoyouwanthertobethejokeofEchoCity?โ€ โ€œ Kieran ! โ€ Silas approached Kieran , lowering his voice , โ€œ This in too much ! What if Ms. Dawson shows up ? Do you want her to be the joke of Echo City ? โ€ I I โ€œWhyshouldIstopherifsheโ€™saskingforhumiliation?Kieranrepliedcoldly. โ€œ Why should I stop her if sheโ€™s asking for humiliation ? Kieran replied coldly . Silasretorted,annoyed,โ€œThisisEloiseโ€™sparty!Youโ€™renaningit,andthatโ€™snotfairtohereither.โ€ Silas retorted , annoyed , โ€œ This is Eloiseโ€™s party ! Youโ€™re naning it , and thatโ€™s not fair to her either . โ€ ElbisealsograbbedKieranโ€™sarm,pleading.โ€œYeah,Kieranโ€ฆmaybeyoushouldcallMs.Dawsonandtellhernottocome.โ€ Elbise also grabbed Kieranโ€™s arm , pleading . โ€œ Yeah , Kieran โ€ฆ maybe you should call Ms. Dawson and tell her not to come . โ€ / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / SheembarrassedyoubeforeGrandma.Isaidlongagosheshouldapologizeonherknees.Kieranโ€™svoicewasindifferent,withahintof She embarrassed you before Grandma . I said long ago she should apologize on her knees . Kieranโ€™s voice was indifferent , with a hint of chill. chill . Hearingthis,EloiseunconsciouslyletgoofKieranโ€™sarm. Hearing this , Eloise unconsciously let go of Kieranโ€™s arm . Puzzled,Silassaid,โ€œKieran,thisistoomuch!Youโ€™venevergonethisfarbefore.Whatโ€™sgottenintoyoutoday?โ€ Puzzled , Silas said , โ€œ Kieran , this is too much ! Youโ€™ve never gone this far before . Whatโ€™s gotten into you today ? โ€ KieranhaddislikedFreyabeforebuthadneverhumiliatedherinpubliclikethis.Theworstheโ€™ddonewasthrowthe engagementringInto thepoolonabadday,andFreyahaddivedintoretrieveit! Kieran had disliked Freya before but had never humiliated her in public like this . The worst heโ€™d done was throw the engagement ring Into the pool on a bad day , and Freya had dived in to retrieve it !

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); Sincethen,SilashadseenFreyaasgenuine,unlikeothergirlswhoapproachedKieranoutofvanityandscheming.Yet,Kieranchosetohumiliateherinsuchapublicsetting. Since then , Silas had seen Freya as genuine , unlike other girls who approached Kieran out of vanity and scheming . Yet , Kieran chose to humiliate her in such a public setting . InresponsetoSilasโ€™squestion,Kieran didnโ€™tspeak,finishinghishalfโ€“glassofwhiskeyinonegulp. In response to Silasโ€™s question , Kieran didnโ€™t speak , finishing his half โ€“ glass of whiskey in one gulp . Halfanhourhadpassed,andafter severaldrinks,Kieranglancedathiswatch,frowning. Half an hour had passed , and after several drinks , Kieran glanced at his watch , frowning . โ€œIsFreyacomingornot?Lloyd,youdidnโ€™tmiscalculate,didyou?โ€ โ€œ Is Freya coming or not ? Lloyd , you didnโ€™t miscalculate , did you ? โ€ โ€œHowcouldI?Freyawillcome!Sheโ€™sMr.Suttonโ€™slackeyHearingMr.SuttonwantstokissMs.Harwood,howcouldshenotcome?โ€Lloydโ€™swordshadbarelylefthismouthwhenthedoorswungopen. โ€œ How could I ? Freya will come ! Sheโ€™s Mr. Suttonโ€™s lackey Hearing Mr. Sutton wants to kiss Ms. Harwood , how could she not come ? โ€ Lloydโ€™s words had barely left his mouth when the door swung open . EveryonewasstunnedtoseeFreya,dressedinasleekblackoutfit,standingatthedoorway. Everyone was stunned to see Freya , dressed in a sleek black outfit , standing at the doorway . TheyhadalwaysseenFreyadressedsimilarlytoEloise,notoverlygentle,butatraditional,unresistingtype. They had always seen Freya dressed similarly to Eloise , not overly gentle , but a traditional , unresisting type . ItwastheirfirsttimeseeingFreyalikethis.Hermakeupwaslight,yetherattirescreamedboldanddefiant. It was their first time seeing Freya like this . Her makeup was light , yet her attire screamed bold and defiant . Inaninstant,Freyahad captivatedtheyoungelitesoftheroom. In an instant , Freya had captivated the young elites of the room . โ€œFreya,youmadeit!โ€Lloydsteppedforward,lookingatFreyawithundisguisedinterest.โ€œButwhattodo?Youโ€™relate!Mr.SuttonisstillgoingtokissMs.Harwood.Sinceyouโ€™rehere,whynothaveatoasttoMr.SuttonandMs.Harwoodโ€™shappinessbeforeyouleave?โ€ โ€œ Freya , you made it ! โ€ Lloyd stepped forward , looking at Freya with undisguised interest . โ€œ But what to do ? Youโ€™re late ! Mr. Sutton is still going to kiss Ms. Harwood . Since youโ€™re here , why not have a toast to Mr. Sutton and Ms. Harwoodโ€™s happiness before you leave ? โ€ FreyaglancedatLloyd,hereyessparklingliLuna)phone?โ€ Freya glanced at Lloyd , her eyes sparkling li Luna ) phone ? โ€ โ€œYeah,Idid.Whataboutit โ€œ Yeah , I did . What about it

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