Escaping the shadow 79
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Chapter79 Chapter 79 Audreyโ€™svoicewascoldasice.โ€œKieran,ifyouwalk outthatdoor,donโ€™tyoudareretumtothishouseagain!โ€ Audreyโ€™s voice was cold as ice . โ€œ Kieran , if you walk out that door , donโ€™t you dare retum to this house again ! โ€ Kieranfize Kieran fize AudreyturnedtoFreyaandsaid,Treya,cooksomething simplefordinner.Iโ€™vegottorun.โ€ Audrey turned to Freya and said , Treya , cook something simple for dinner . Iโ€™ve got to run . โ€ Afterthat,Audreystoodup,wentout,andshotKieranameaningfulglance. After that , Audrey stood up , went out , and shot Kieran a meaningful glance . Soon,theSuttonFamilyโ€™slivingroomwasleftwithonlyFreyaandKieran. Soon , the Sutton Familyโ€™s living room was left with only Freya and Kieran . โ€œWhyareyoujuststandingthere?Arenโ€™tyougoingtostartcooking?โ€KieranlookedatFreya,hiseyesshowingnorespectwhatsoever. โ€œ Why are you just standing there ? Arenโ€™t you going to start cooking ? โ€ Kieran looked at Freya , his eyes showing no respect whatsoever . Thehouseisempty,Mr.SuttonWhyputonashow?โ€Freyaretorted,โ€œIfyouโ€™rehungry,maybejustordersometakeoutโ€ The house is empty , Mr. Sutton Why put on a show ? โ€ Freya retorted , โ€œ If youโ€™re hungry , maybe just order some takeout โ€ โ€œYouโ€ โ€œ You โ€ / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / walkedtothekitchentostartcooking,ignoringhim. walked to the kitchen to start cooking , ignoring him . Kieransnorted,โ€œOh?Youโ€™retellingmetoordertakeoutwhileyoucookforyourself?Ifyouwantedtoleave,whydidnโ€™tyouslipawaywhileGrandmawasout?โ€ Kieran snorted , โ€œ Oh ? Youโ€™re telling me to order takeout while you cook for yourself ? If you wanted to leave , why didnโ€™t you slip away while Grandma was out ? โ€ โ€œMr.Sutton,whoโ€™sbeingthefoolhere?โ€Freyaโ€™svoicewastingedwithsarcasm.โ€œAudreywantedus to spendtimetogether,lockingusinSeriously,youthinksheโ€™dletmewalkouttheSuttonfamilyโ€™sdoor?Ibetthefrontdoor islockedfromtheoutside,thereโ€™snowayyoucanopenitโ€ โ€œ Mr. Sutton , whoโ€™s being the fool here ? โ€ Freyaโ€™s voice was tinged with sarcasm . โ€œ Audrey wanted us to spend time together , locking us in Seriously , you think sheโ€™d let me walk out the Sutton familyโ€™s door ? I bet the front door is locked from the outside , thereโ€™s no way you can open it โ€ Hearingit,Kieran,halfindoubt,walkedtothefrontdoor.Sureenough,whenhetriedthehandle,thedoorwaslockedfromtheoutside.Afterwashingherhands,Freyacasuallytooksomeingredientsfromthefridge.โ€œMr.Sutton,trycallingfortakeoutnow.Maybethatโ€™llgetsomeonetoopenthedoor.โ€ Hearing it , Kieran , half in doubt , walked to the front door . Sure enough , when he tried the handle , the door was locked from the outside . After washing her hands , Freya casually took some ingredients from the fridge . โ€œ Mr. Sutton , try calling for takeout now . Maybe thatโ€™ll get someone to open the door . โ€

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); ButwhenKieranpulledouthisphone,hefoundnosignal,andthehouseโ€™sinternetseemedtohavebeendisconnected,too. But when Kieran pulled out his phone , he found no signal , and the houseโ€™s internet seemed to have been disconnected , too . Kieranโ€™sfacedarkened. Kieranโ€™s face darkened . Seeinghisreaction,Freyaindifferentlysaid,โ€œIโ€™monlycookingformyself.Mr.Sutton,youshouldtrycookingdinnerifyouarehungry.โ€โ€œAreyoukidding?โ€Kieranfrowneddeeply,realizingAudreyhadsentawayallthehouseholdstaff. Seeing his reaction , Freya indifferently said , โ€œ Iโ€™m only cooking for myself . Mr. Sutton , you should try cooking dinner if you are hungry . โ€ โ€œ Are you kidding ? โ€ Kieran frowned deeply , realizing Audrey had sent away all the household staff . Meanwhile,Freyastartedmakingpastawithtomatoes,andsoon,thedeliciousaromafilledthekitchen. Meanwhile , Freya started making pasta with tomatoes , and soon , the delicious aroma filled the kitchen . Sittinginthelivingroom,Kierancouldnโ€™thelpbutbedrawnbythesmell.โ€œWhatareyoucooking?โ€ Sitting in the living room , Kieran couldnโ€™t help but be drawn by the smell . โ€œ What are you cooking ? โ€ โ€œMr.Sutton,this?โ€Freyapointedattheplateofappetizingpastawithtomatoes.โ€œJustpastawithtomatoes.โ€โ€œWhyhavenโ€™tyoumadethisbefore?โ€ โ€œ Mr. Sutton , this ? โ€ Freya pointed at the plate of appetizing pasta with tomatoes . โ€œ Just pasta with tomatoes . โ€ โ€œ Why havenโ€™t you made this before ? โ€ โ€œMr.Sutton,withyourtasteforexquisitedelicacies,howcouldyouappreciatesomethingassimpleaspastawithtomatoes?โ€ โ€œ Mr. Sutton , with your taste for exquisite delicacies , how could you appreciate something as simple as pasta with tomatoes ? โ€ Withthat,Freyapickedupherplate.โ€œAnyway,thisisforme.Idonโ€™tthinkyouโ€™dlikesomethingasplainasthis,right?โ€ With that , Freya picked up her plate . โ€œ Anyway , this is for me . I donโ€™t think youโ€™d like something as plain as this , right ? โ€ Freyasatatthediningtabletoeat.Shewasnโ€™thungry.CookingthepastawithtomatoeswasmoreaboutmakingapointtoKieran.Asexpected,Kieranwasvisiblyannoyedbyheractions.โ€œFreya,youโ€™reusingmyfamilyโ€™singredients.โ€ Freya sat at the dining table to eat . She wasnโ€™t hungry . Cooking the pasta with tomatoes was more about making a point to Kieran . As expected , Kieran was visibly annoyed by her actions . โ€œ Freya , youโ€™re using my familyโ€™s ingredients . โ€ โ€œSo?โ€Freyashotback. โ€œ So ? โ€ Freya shot back . Kieransatoppositeher,asserting.โ€œSo,Iโ€™mentitledtoashareofthatmeal,โ€ Kieran sat opposite her , asserting . โ€œ So , Iโ€™m entitled to a share of that meal , โ€ AsKieranreachedforthefood,Freyaswiftlymoveditaway,teasinglysaying.โ€œMr.Sutton,ifyouwantedsome,youcouldโ€™veasked.Ofcourse,ifyouasknicely,Imightevencookdinnerforyou.โ€ As Kieran reached for the food , Freya swiftly moved it away , teasingly saying . โ€œ Mr. Sutton , if you wanted some , you couldโ€™ve asked . Of course , if you ask nicely , I might even cook dinner for you . โ€ Chapter80 Chapter 80

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