Escaping the shadow 66
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Chapter66 Chapter 66 ListeningtoAudreyโ€™squestioning,Eloisequicklysaid,โ€œNoโ€ฆMrs.Sutton,youโ€™vegotitwrong.Ididnโ€™tโ€ฆโ€ Listening to Audreyโ€™s questioning , Eloise quickly said , โ€œ No โ€ฆ Mrs. Sutton , youโ€™ve got it wrong . I didnโ€™t โ€ฆ โ€ KieranprotectedEloise.โ€œGrandma,EllietriedtomendthingsbetweenFreyaandmeandgenuinelywisheduswell.Youโ€™vemisunderstoodher.SheneveraspiredtobetheladyoftheSuttonfamilyโ€ Kieran protected Eloise . โ€œ Grandma , Ellie tried to mend things between Freya and me and genuinely wished us well . Youโ€™ve misunderstood her . She never aspired to be the lady of the Sutton family โ€ SeeingKieranstillspeakingupforEloise,Audreycouldnโ€™thelpbutlaugh.โ€œHowcanmygrandsonbesonaive?Afewwordsfromthiswoman,and youbelieveher?NowIseewhyFreyainsistedonbreakingoffthe engagement!Ms.Harwoodissocunning.โ€ Seeing Kieran still speaking up for Eloise , Audrey couldnโ€™t help but laugh . โ€œ How can my grandson be so naive ? A few words from this woman , and you believe her ? Now I see why Freya insisted on breaking off the engagement ! Ms. Harwood is so cunning .โ€ โ€œMrs.Sutton,Iknowyouhavethewrongimpressionofme,butIdidnโ€™ttryto ruintherelationshipbetweenMs.DawsonandKieranโ€ฆyoustillmisunderstandme,Iโ€™llstayawayfromKieran.โ€ โ€œ Mrs. Sutton , I know you have the wrong impression of me , but I didnโ€™t try to ruin the relationship between Ms. Dawson and Kieran โ€ฆ you still misunderstand me , Iโ€™ll stay away from Kieran . โ€ HearingEloisemakesucharesolutestatement,Audreyreadilyagreed,โ€œWell,then,Iโ€™llhavesomeonebookyouaticketabroadrightaway,Ms.Harwood.TheSuttonfamilywillcoverallyourexpensesabroadIfyouneverreturn.Thatโ€™sallIask!โ€ Hearing Eloise make such a resolute statement , Audrey readily agreed , โ€œ Well , then , Iโ€™ll have someone book you a ticket abroad right away , Ms. Harwood . The Sutton family will cover all your expenses abroad If you never return . Thatโ€™s all I ask ! โ€ Toiseโ€™sfacetumedpale.Shehadnโ€™texpectedAudreytoagreetoit! Toiseโ€™s face tumed pale . She hadnโ€™t expected Audrey to agree to it ! โ€œGrandma!โ€Kieranโ€™sexpressiontumedcold.โ€œElliehasgottenusedtolivinghere.Shedoesnโ€™twanttogoabroad.Grandma,youreallydonโ€™tneedtoworryaboutthis.โ€ โ€œ Grandma ! โ€ Kieranโ€™s expression tumed cold . โ€œ Ellie has gotten used to living here . She doesnโ€™t want to go abroad . Grandma , you really donโ€™t need to worry about this . โ€ Withthat,KierantookEloisebythearmandleftthelounge. With that , Kieran took Eloise by the arm and left the lounge . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Seeinghergrandsondefyherforawoman,Audreywasseething. Seeing her grandson defy her for a woman , Audrey was seething . Shetookadeepbreath andturnedtoFreya,saying,โ€œFreya,Iknowyouโ€™vebeenwronged.Restassured.Iwilllookafteryou.Noonewilldoyouwrong.โ€ She took a deep breath and turned to Freya , saying , โ€œ Freya , I know youโ€™ve been wronged . Rest assured . I will look after you . No one will do you wrong .โ€

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); Freyasaid,โ€œAudrey,KieranandIarenotgoodforeachother.Iโ€™mseriousaboutbreakingofftheengagementtoday.โ€ Freya said , โ€œ Audrey , Kieran and I are not good for each other . Iโ€™m serious about breaking off the engagement today . โ€ HearingFreyaโ€™swords,Audreyfrowneddeeply,โ€œFreya,youshouldknowIcameheretodaybecauseofKieran.โ€ Hearing Freyaโ€™s words , Audrey frowned deeply , โ€œ Freya , you should know I came here today because of Kieran .โ€ Audreysighed,โ€œLeavingthenewspaperandJarrett aside,Kieranwantedmetostepinandstopyoufrombreakingofftheengagementโ€ฆItshowsKierancaresforyou. Audrey sighed , โ€œ Leaving the newspaper and Jarrett aside , Kieran wanted me to step in and stop you from breaking off the engagement โ€ฆ It shows Kieran cares for you . Hearingthat,Freyaโ€™sbrowfurrowed.ThiswasKieranโ€™splan?Whatwashethinking? Hearing that , Freyaโ€™s brow furrowed . This was Kieranโ€™s plan ? What was he thinking ? โ€œSinceKierancaresforyou,Ithinkyouโ€ฆโ€ โ€œ Since Kieran cares for you , I think you โ€ฆ โ€ โ€œAudrey,thereโ€™snoneedtopersuademe.Today,outofrespectforyou,Ipretendweโ€™veneverdiscussedbreakingofftheengagement.ButIwillneverbetheperfectgranddaughterโ€“inโ€“lawyouwant,andIdonโ€™twishtoentertheSuttonfamily.โ€ โ€œ Audrey , thereโ€™s no need to persuade me . Today , out of respect for you , I pretend weโ€™ve never discussed breaking off the engagement . But I will never be the perfect granddaughter โ€“ in โ€“ law you want , and I donโ€™t wish to enter the Sutton family . โ€ Audreywasstunned.SherememberedhowmuchFreyausedtoloveKieranandthoughtFreyawasjustbeingcapricious.SheneverexpectedFreyatobesoseriousaboutit. Audrey was stunned . She remembered how much Freya used to love Kieran and thought Freya was just being capricious . She never expected Freya to be so serious about it . Meanwhile,KieranhadledEloiseoutoftheconferencehall.SeeingKieranhadnโ€™tlookedather,Eloiseanxiouslygrabbedhisarm,โ€œKieranโ€ฆItโ€™smyfault.Icaretoomuchaboutyou.Iโ€™mafraidโ€ฆIโ€™mafraidonceyouโ€™reengaged,wecanโ€™treturntohowthingswereโ€ฆKieran,Ididnโ€™tmeantodeceiveyou.โ€ Meanwhile , Kieran had led Eloise out of the conference hall . Seeing Kieran hadnโ€™t looked at her, Eloise anxiously grabbed his arm , โ€œ โ€œ Kieran โ€ฆ Itโ€™s my fault . I care too much about you . Iโ€™m afraid โ€ฆ Iโ€™m afraid once youโ€™re engaged , we canโ€™t return to how things were โ€ฆ Kieran , I didnโ€™t mean to deceive you . โ€ EloiseknewKierandisdaineddeceptionthemost. Eloise knew Kieran disdained deception the most . SeeingEloiseโ€™spanickedandfrighteneddemeanor,Kieransaidsternly,โ€œDonโ€™tdosuchpointlessthingsagain.TheEloiseIknowwouldnโ€™tresorttosuchlowtactics.โ€ Seeing Eloiseโ€™s panicked and frightened demeanor , Kieran said sternly , โ€œ Donโ€™t do such pointless things again . The Eloise I know wouldnโ€™t resort to such low tactics .โ€ Eloise loweredherhead,bitingherlip.โ€œIโ€™msorryโ€ฆโ€ Eloise lowered her head , biting her lip . โ€œ Iโ€™m sorry โ€ฆ โ€

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