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Chapter78 Chapter 78 FreyaknewJohannawasonpinsandneedles. Freya knew Johanna was on pins and needles . Afterall,thefollowingdaywasthecompany’sfinaldeadline.IfKierandidn’tinvest,theDawsonGroupwouldbebankrupt.Kieranprobablyfeltthesamepressure. After all , the following day was the company’s final deadline . If Kieran didn’t invest , the Dawson Group would be bankrupt . Kieran probably felt the same pressure . “Okay,I’llheadover,Freyasaid, “ Okay , I’ll head over , Freya said , Jarrettmadewayforher,usheringFreyaintothecar. Jarrett made way for her , ushering Freya into the car . AsFreyagotin,Johanna’spreviouslysycophanticexpressioncrackedintoadisdainfulsneer“Puttingon airs,areyou?StillendedupgettingintoMr.Sutton’scar,didn’tyou?” As Freya got in , Johanna’s previously sycophantic expression cracked into a disdainful sneer “ Putting on airs , are you? Still ended up getting into Mr. Sutton’s car , didn’t you ?” Twentyminuteslater,insidetheSuttonMansion,JarrettwelcomedFreyathroughthegranddoors oftheSuttonfamily. Twenty minutes later , inside the Sutton Mansion , Jarrett welcomed Freya through the grand doors of the Sutton family . WhenFreyasteppedinside,awaveoffamiliaritywashedoverher.Inanotherlife,shehadslavedawaythere,shamelesslymovinginto When Freya stepped inside , a wave of familiarity washed over her . In another life , she had slaved away there , shamelessly moving in to okafterKieranandAudrey’severyneed. ok after Kieran and Audrey’s every need . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Yet,herendhadbeennothingshortoftragic.Everycomerofthisplaceborethemarksofherpastsubservience. Yet , her end had been nothing short of tragic . Every comer of this place bore the marks of her past subservience . Freyawalkedinwithablankexpression,noticingthatthedinnertablehadn’tbeenset. Freya walked in with a blank expression , noticing that the dinner table hadn’t been set . However,AudreywelcomedFreyawarmlyintothelivingroomtosit. However , Audrey welcomed Freya warmly into the living room to sit . KieranseemedtohaveanticipatedFreya’sarrival,hiseyesbrieflyflickeringwithmockery. Kieran seemed to have anticipated Freya’s arrival , his eyes briefly flickering with mockery . Duringtheday.FreyahadbeencozyinguptoRonan.Andatnight,sheelephant. During the day . Freya had been cozying up to Ronan . And at night , she elephant . ewas theretocharmAudrey.Shewasasnaketryingtoswallow e was there to charm Audrey . She was a snake trying to swallow “Freya,youfinallymadeit.”Audreysmiled,saying,“Youhavenoideahowwe’vebeenfaringwithoutyouthesedays.Ihaven’tbeeneatingorsleepingwell,andneitherhasKieran.” “ Freya , you finally made it . ” Audrey smiled , saying , “ You have no idea how we’ve been faring without you these days . I haven’t been eating or sleeping well , and neither has Kieran . ” Kieranfrownedfromacrosstheroom,disagreeingwithAudrey’swords. Kieran frowned from across the room , disagreeing with Audrey’s words .

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