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sblatantprobing,Freyaleanedbackandasked,โWhowouldyouhave me choose,Johanna?โ s blatant probing , Freya leaned back and asked , โ Who would you have me choose , Johanna ?โ โTheBeckettfamilymightbeloaded,buttheSuttonfamilyisthebigcheesearoundEchoCity.Ifweโrepicking,itwillbeMr.Sutton!Plus,withtheSuttonGrouppressuringourcompany,sidingwithMr.Suttoncouldgetthemoffourbacks,right?โ โ The Beckett family might be loaded , but the Sutton family is the big cheese around Echo City . If weโre picking , it will be Mr. Sutton ! Plus , with the Sutton Group pressuring our company , siding with Mr. Sutton could get them off our backs , right ? โ Johannapaused,hertoneslippingintosomethingsly.โButโฆgivenMr.Beckettโsinterestinyou,keepinghimasabackupisnโtabadideaโฆโ Johanna paused , her tone slipping into something sly . โ But โฆ given Mr. Beckettโs interest in you , keeping him as a backup isnโt a bad idea โฆ โ โSo,youโresayingIshouldstringMr.Beckettalong?โFreyaretorted,hervoicetingedwithcoldlaughter. โ So , youโre saying I should string Mr. Beckett along ? โ Freya retorted , her voice tinged with cold laughter . Johannahurriedtoclarify,โOh,itโsnotaboutleadinganyoneon.Weโrejustโฆweighingouroptions.IfMr.Beckettlikesyoulettinghimwineanddineyou,pullingsomebusinessfortheDawsonfamily,thatโsfairgame!โ Johanna hurried to clarify , โ Oh , itโs not about leading anyone on . Weโre just โฆ weighing our options . If Mr. Beckett likes you letting him wine and dine you , pulling some business for the Dawson family , thatโs fair game ! โ Freyaโsresponsewasascoff. Freyaโs response was a scoff . Johannaโsintentionswereasclearasday. Johannaโs intentions were as clear as day . Johanna,althoughKieranandIhavenโtcanceledourengagement,itdoesnโtmeantheSuttonGroupisbackingdown.โJohannaโssmilefrozeatFreyaโswords.โWhatdoyoumeanbythat?โ Johanna , although Kieran and I havenโt canceled our engagement , it doesnโt mean the Sutton Group is backing down . โ Johannaโs smile froze at Freyaโs words . โ What do you mean by that ? โ โItmeansKieranisnโtlettingourfamilyoffthehookdespitenotbreakingofftheengagement.Thefundshepulledwillbelikelygoneforgood.โ โ It means Kieran isnโt letting our family off the hook despite not breaking off the engagement . The funds he pulled will be likely gone for good .โ
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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / JohannawasvisiblyflusteredasFreyabreezilymentionedthis.โHowcanthatbe?Freya,youmustfindawaytomakeMcSuttoneaseuponus!โ Johanna was visibly flustered as Freya breezily mentioned this . โ How can that be ? Freya , you must find a way to make Mc Sutton ease up on us ! โ Casuallyenjoyingthefruitfromthetable,Freyareplied,โJohanna,thereโsnoneed topanic.Youโrenotinchargeofthecompanyanymore.EveniftheDawsonGroupgoesbankrupt,itโsnotyourconcernanymore,right?โ Casually enjoying the fruit from the table , Freya replied , โ Johanna , thereโs no need to panic . Youโre not in charge of the company anymore . Even if the Dawson Group goes bankrupt , itโs not your concern anymore , right ? โ โHowcanyousaythat?IโmthinkingoftheDawsonfamilyhere!Youโrebeingungrateful,andnow,youโresnipingatme?โ โ How can you say that ? Iโm thinking of the Dawson family here ! Youโre being ungrateful , and now , youโre sniping at me ? โ Freyastoodup,hertonefirm,โImaynotunderstand business,butifyouwanttotakebackcontrol,bemyguest.However,youโllhavetodealwiththedebtsifyoucanโtsolvetheDawsonGroupโsfinancialwoes.โ Freya stood up , her tone firm , โI may not understand business , but if you want to take back control , be my guest . However , youโll have to deal with the debts if you canโt solve the Dawson Groupโs financial woes .โ = = Johannawasdevoidofconfidence,glaringatFreya.โEasyforyoutosay!Thecompanyโsinyourhandsnow.Ifyouโresocapable,talktotheshareholders!Tellthemyouโvegotaplan forthefinances!โ Johanna was devoid of confidence , glaring at Freya . โ Easy for you to say ! The companyโs in your hands now . If youโre so capable , talk to the shareholders ! Tell them youโve got a plan for the finances ! โ Thecompany The company hadbeeninturmoilthesepastfewdays,yetFreyahadnโtshownherfaceonce.WasnโtJohannatheonefacing itall? had been in turmoil these past few days , yet Freya hadnโt shown her face once . Wasnโt Johanna the one facing it all ? orangeshewasholdingandsaid,โNo rush.Letโswaitandsee.โ orange she was holding and said , โ No rush . Letโs wait and see . โ Freyadroppedthe Freya dropped the WatchingFreyaโsindifferentdemeanor,Johannacouldnโtcontainherfrustration. Watching Freyaโs indifferent demeanor , Johanna couldnโt contain her frustration . Freyawastakingthingsabittoolightly!Didshethinkherselfsohighandmighty?Johanna wasskeptical.WithoutKieran,howwouldFreyasolvethecompanyโsfinancialcrisis? Freya was taking things a bit too lightly ! Did she think herself so high and mighty ? Johanna was skeptical . Without Kieran , how would Freya solve the companyโs financial crisis ? Chapter70 Chapter 70
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