Escaping the shadow 84
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Chapter84 Chapter 84 Kieranwasright.Ifsheleft,Audreywouldcatchher.So,theirlittleactearlierwouldhavebeenfornothing. Kieran was right . If she left , Audrey would catch her . So , their little act earlier would have been for nothing . Kierancasuallypattedtheside ofhisbedandsaid,โ€œComehere.โ€œ Kieran casually patted the side of his bed and said , โ€œ Come here . โ€œ Thistime,Freyaobedientlywalkedovertohim. This time , Freya obediently walked over to him . FreyasmiledpolitelyasKieranthoughtshewouldcomplyandsleepbesidehim.Then,FreyaswiftlypulledtheblanketfromunderKieran,pillowsincluded. Freya smiled politely as Kieran thought she would comply and sleep beside him . Then , Freya swiftly pulled the blanket from under Kieran , pillows included . Foramoment,Kieranโ€™sfacefroze. For a moment , Kieranโ€™s face froze . โ€œThanks,Mr.Sutton.Theroomโ€™sbigenough.Iโ€™llmakedowithaspotonthe floorโ€Freyasaid. โ€œ Thanks , Mr. Sutton . The roomโ€™s big enough . Iโ€™ll make do with a spot on the floor โ€ Freya said . Afterlayingtheblanketonthefloor,Freyapreparedhermakeshiftbed. After laying the blanket on the floor , Freya prepared her makeshift bed. eeingFreyasettlingdownonthefloor,Kieranfeltasurgeoffrustration.โ€œFreya,youโ€ฆโ€ eeing Freya settling down on the floor , Kieran felt a surge of frustration . โ€œ Freya , youโ€ฆ โ€ / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / โ€œGoodnightโ€Freyabluntlycuthimoff.Afterfinishinghersentence,sheswitchedoffthoseglaringLEDlights,leavingonlyadimredlampon. โ€œ Goodnight โ€ Freya bluntly cut him off . After finishing her sentence , she switched off those glaring LED lights , leaving only a dim red lamp on . ThesightleftKieranfeelingevenmorechokedup. The sight left Kieran feeling even more choked up . โ€œInthepast,Freyawouldthrowherselfathim,andhewouldnโ€™tbataneye.Atthismoment,whenheofferedherachancetosharehisbed,sherefused. โ€œ In the past , Freya would throw herself at him , and he wouldnโ€™t bat an eye . At this moment , when he offered her a chance to share his bed , she refused .

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740746529960-0'); }); โ€˜Fine!Thenforgetaboutitforever!โ€˜Kieranseethedandturnedoffthelastremaininglightintheroom.Downstairs,themaidnoticedthelightsgooutinKieranโ€™sroomandquicklyhurriedbacktotellAudrey.Withacontentsmile,Audreysaid,โ€œFirstthingtomorrowmorning,inviteMs.Harwoodover.โ€ โ€˜ Fine ! Then forget about it forever ! โ€˜ Kieran seethed and turned off the last remaining light in the room . Downstairs , the maid noticed the lights go out in Kieranโ€™s room and quickly hurried back to tell Audrey . With a content smile , Audrey said , โ€œ First thing tomorrow morning , invite Ms. Harwood over . โ€ Hearingthis,themaidimmediatelyunderstoodAudreyโ€™s intentions,noddingeagerly,โ€œYes,Mrs.Sutton.โ€ Hearing this , the maid immediately understood Audreyโ€™s intentions , nodding eagerly , โ€œ Yes , Mrs. Sutton .โ€ Freyagroggilyopenedhereyesthefollowing morning,feelingtheonceโ€“hardfloorsurprisinglysoft.Shethenrealizedshewasonthebed,butKieranwasnolongerbesideher. Freya groggily opened her eyes the following morning , feeling the once โ€“ hard floor surprisingly soft . She then realized she was on the bed , but Kieran was no longer beside her . Freyawondered,โ€œWhereishe?โ€˜ Freya wondered , โ€œ Where is he ? โ€˜ FreyagotupasKieranexitedthebathroom,whosehairwasstilldamp,wearingalooseblackrobe. Freya got up as Kieran exited the bathroom , whose hair was still damp , wearing a loose black robe . Freyaglancedattheclock.Itwasonlyseven. Freya glanced at the clock . It was only seven . โ€œMr.Sutton,upsoearly?โ€SherememberedKieranusuallygotupateight. โ€œ Mr. Sutton , up so early ?โ€ She remembered Kieran usually got up at eight . โ€œJustwokeup.โ€AlthoughKieransaidthat,thetruthwasthathehadnโ€™tsleptwell,gettingupforacoldshowerbeforedawn. โ€œ Just woke up . โ€ Although Kieran said that , the truth was that he hadnโ€™t slept well , getting up for a cold shower before dawn . Freyafrowned.โ€œDidyoucarrymeontothebed?โ€ Freya frowned . โ€œ Did you carry me onto the bed ? โ€ Kieranansweredwithacoldlook,โ€œYouclimbedupyourself.โ€ Kieran answered with a cold look , โ€œ You climbed up yourself . โ€ Freyadidnโ€™twanttoarguewithKieran.Shegotoffthebed,feelingsorefrom sleepingonthefloor. Freya didnโ€™t want to argue with Kieran . She got off the bed , feeling sore from sleeping on the floor . โ€œIneedpajamas.โ€Freyadidnโ€™thesitatetoaskhimforpajamas, โ€œ I need pajamas . โ€ Freya didnโ€™t hesitate to ask him for pajamas ,

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