Escaping the shadow 64
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64 64 Freyacouldnโ€™thelpbutsmile,saying.โ€œOfcourse,itโ€™sโ€ฆ. Freya couldnโ€™t help but smile , saying . โ€œ Of course , itโ€™s โ€ฆ. โ€œOfcourse,itโ€™sfake!โ€Suddenly,avoicesoundedfromoutsidethedoor.Chapter โ€œ Of course , itโ€™s fake ! โ€ Suddenly , a voice sounded from outside the door . Chapter Everyonecouldnโ€™thelp butlooktowardthegrandhallentranceasthedoorsswungopen.TherestoodAudrey,exudinganauraofcommandasshesteppedinside. Everyone couldnโ€™t help but look toward the grand hall entrance as the doors swung open . There stood Audrey , exuding an aura of command as she stepped inside . UponseeingAudrey,Freyaโ€™sbrowsfurrowed.Audreyseldomwentout,sowhatbroughtherthere?DidsomeoneleakthenewsaboutherandKierancallingofftheirengagement? Upon seeing Audrey , Freyaโ€™s brows furrowed . Audrey seldom went out , so what brought her there ? Did someone leak the news about her and Kieran calling off their engagement ? Fromtheback,EloisesawAudrey,andherexpressionshiftedsubtly. From the back , Eloise saw Audrey , and her expression shifted subtly . WhoinEchoCitydidnโ€™tknowAudreyheldFreyainhighregardasherfuturegranddaughterโ€“inโ€“law?Theflashofthejournalistsโ€˜cameraskeptflickeringonAudrey. Who in Echo City didnโ€™t know Audrey held Freya in high regard as her future granddaughter โ€“ in โ€“ law ? The flash of the journalists โ€˜ cameras kept flickering on Audrey . Arandmaโ€ฆKieranstoodup,butAudreypaidhimnomind,walkingdirectlytothespacebetweenKieranandFreya Arandma โ€ฆ Kieran stood up , but Audrey paid him no mind , walking directly to the space between Kieran and Freya Noticingthecue,astaffmemberswiftlybroughtachairforAudrey. Noticing the cue , a staff member swiftly brought a chair for Audrey . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Audrey lookedatFreyadotingly,tookherhand,andsaid,โ€œThispressconferencebytheSuttonGroupistoclarifythemisunderstandingfromthelastengagementparty.โ€ Audrey looked at Freya dotingly , took her hand , and said , โ€œ This press conference by the Sutton Group is to clarify the misunderstanding from the last engagement party . โ€ Audreycontinued,โ€œAtthepreviousengagementpartyforFreyaandKieran,Isuddenlyfellill,whichledKierantorushtothehospital,causingtheengagementto beinterrupted.Itwasmaliciouslyspeculatedbyunscrupulousmedia,leadingtorumorsofabreakup.Theserumorsofabreakupareentirelyunfounded,andtodayโ€™spressconferenceistoclearupthesefalseallegations.โ€ Audrey continued , โ€œ At the previous engagement party for Freya and Kieran , I suddenly fell ill , which led Kieran to rush to the hospital , causing the engagement to be interrupted . It was maliciously speculated by unscrupulous media , leading to rumors of a breakup . These rumors of a breakup are entirely unfounded , and todayโ€™s press conference is to clear up these false allegations .โ€ Thejournalistslookedateachother,puzzledbyAudreyโ€™s statement. The journalists looked at each other , puzzled by Audreyโ€™s statement . Freyawasabouttospeak,butAudreyheldherhandtightly. Freya was about to speak , but Audrey held her hand tightly . Before thecameras,AudreymaintainedhersmilewhileFreyaโ€™sbrowswereslightlyfurrowed. Before the cameras , Audrey maintained her smile while Freyaโ€™s brows were slightly furrowed .

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); thKieran! th Kieran ! Itwasnโ€™tthatshedidnโ€™twanttohumorAudrey,butshedidnโ€™twanttomissthechancetocanceltheengagementwith It wasnโ€™t that she didnโ€™t want to humor Audrey , but she didnโ€™t want to miss the chance to cancel the engagement with Ajournalistasked,โ€œTherearerumorsthatMr.Suttonranawayfromtheengagementpartybecausehisfirstlove,Ms.Harwood,attemptedsuicide.Isthisrumortrue?โ€ A journalist asked , โ€œ There are rumors that Mr. Sutton ran away from the engagement party because his first love , Ms. Harwood , attempted suicide . Is this rumor true ? โ€ โ€œOfcourse,not!โ€Audreyrespondedcoldly.โ€œKieranandMs.Harwoodarefriends,nothingmore.Besides,KieranisalreadywithFreyaHowcouldheabandon hisfiancรฉeforsomeoneelse?โ€ โ€œ Of course , not ! โ€ Audrey responded coldly . โ€œ Kieran and Ms. Harwood are friends , nothing more . Besides , Kieran is already with Freya How could he abandon his fiancรฉe for someone else ? โ€ DespiteAudreyโ€™swords,thewholeofEchoCityknewKieranโ€™sheartbelongedtoEloise.Ifitwerenโ€™tforAudreyโ€™sdisapprovalofEloiseenteringtheSuttonfamily,Freyawouldnโ€™tevenbeinthepicture. Despite Audreyโ€™s words , the whole of Echo City knew Kieranโ€™s heart belonged to Eloise . If it werenโ€™t for Audreyโ€™s disapproval of Eloise entering the Sutton family , Freya wouldnโ€™t even be in the picture . Audreysawthejournalistsโ€˜disbeliefandsaid,โ€œMs.Harwoodisalsopresenttoday.Ibelievesheโ€™sheretoclarifytheeventsofthatnight Audrey saw the journalists โ€˜ disbelief and said , โ€œ Ms. Harwood is also present today . I believe sheโ€™s here to clarify the events of that night Aftersayingthat,Audreyscannedthestaffnearbyandsaid,โ€œPleaseinviteMs.Harwoodup.โ€ After saying that , Audrey scanned the staff nearby and said , โ€œ Please invite Ms. Harwood up . โ€ EloisefeltashiverdownherspinefromherspotamongtheaudiencewhensheheardAudreyโ€™sinvitation. Eloise felt a shiver down her spine from her spot among the audience when she heard Audreyโ€™s invitation . Thestaffmembersaid,โ€œMs.Harwood,please.โ€ The staff member said , โ€œ Ms. Harwood , please . โ€ Eloisenearlyhadtoforceherselftoremaincomposedasshefollowedastaffmemberontothestage, Eloise nearly had to force herself to remain composed as she followed a staff member onto the stage , Atthatmoment,allthejournalistsโ€˜flashesfocusedonEloise. At that moment , all the journalists โ€˜ flashes focused on Eloise . Despitehowwellโ€“matchedEloiseandKieranseemedtopeople,howcouldtheinternetnotlabelEloiseastheotherwoman? Despite how well โ€“ matched Eloise and Kieran seemed to people , how could the internet not label Eloise as the other woman ? KnowingKieranwasengaged,yetdeliberatelycausingasceneattheirengagementparty.Ifitwasnottodeclareherterritory,thenwhat? Knowing Kieran was engaged , yet deliberately causing a scene at their engagement party . If it was not to declare her territory , then what ? Eloisefeltuncomfortableunderthescrutinizinggazeoftheaudience. Eloise felt uncomfortable under the scrutinizing gaze of the audience . Chapter65 Chapter 65

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