Kieran found the servant packing luggage, furrowing his brow in confusion. โWhatโs going on here?โ
โMr. Sutton, these are Ms. Dawsonโs belongings. She called yesterday, saying she would move out and asked us to pack her things and send them over.โ
As he stared at the suitcases before him, the image of Freya briefly flashed through his mind. Freya would have prepared breakfast by then, eagerly waiting for him to come downstairs. She would then pull out a chair for him and start a conversation about trivial matters. Today, her absence felt oddly significant.
Realizing he was thinking about Freya, Kieran coldly ordered, โPack them up quickly. I donโt want to see this mess!โ
The servant answered, โYes, Mr. Sutton.โ
Letan settled into a living room chair. Noticing the empty table, he grumbled, โIsnโt breakfast ready yet?โ
โMy apologies, Mr. Sutton. Usually, Ms. Dawson is the one preparing breakfast. Our new housekeeper isnโt quite familiar with the routineโฆโ
โHurry up. I have to get to work.โ Kieran glanced at his watch and suddenly felt irritable.
Soon, the housekeeper served him a plate of toast, scrambled eggs, and sausages.
Kieran eyed the simple breakfast with disdain. โWhatโs this supposed to be?โ
โBreakโฆ breakfast, Mr. Sutton.โ The housekeeper looked visibly scared, unsure of what she had done wrong.
Kieran snapped, โI donโt eat fried food in the morning and donโt start my day with meat. Is this what I pay you twenty thousand a month for?โ
The housekeeper was scared. โIโm sorry! I didnโt knowโฆโ
The servant interrupted, โMr. Sutton, sheโs new. Iโll have her make something else!โ
โNo need.โ Kieran stood up, his expression dark.
Then, Audrey emerged from her bedroom, instantly understanding why her grandson was upset. She said, โFreya used to make breakfast personally, waking up at four a.m. to prepare those exquisite pastries. We used to have at least sixteen nutritious options for breakfast. Now that Freyaโs gone, life just isnโt the same.โ
Hearing this, Kieran frowned. Freya decided to call off the engagement! If she wanted to leave, so be it! Kieran refused to believe that he couldnโt survive without Freya, who had only been in their lives for three months.
โGrandma, Iโm off to work,โ said Kieran.
โCome back here!โ Audrey demanded, โI donโt care what you think. I only accept Freya as my granddaughter-in-law. You will go to the Dawson family this instant and apologize. If Freya doesnโt forgive you, donโt bother coming back home!โ
Kieran tried to say no. โGrandmaโฆโ
โDo it now!โ There was no arguing with Audrey.
Reluctantly, Kieran agreed, โUnderstood.โ
Meanwhile, in the Dawson family home, the sound of a door forcefully opening echoed as Freyaโs room burst open. Leland Dawson stormed in, visibly enraged, and yanked the covers off Freya, grabbing her wrist. โFreya! Have you lost your mind? Calling off the engagement with the Sutton family? Explain yourself!โ
Freya frowned in displeasure as she glanced at her left hand, which Leland was holding. Leland was Freyaโs brother in name, but he wasnโt her fatherโs birth son! After Johanna remarried Freyaโs father, Leland, already five at the time, was treated as one of their own. Raised as the heir of the Dawson family and spoiled rotten by Johanna, Leland had aimed to take over the Dawson family after pushing Freya to marry into the Sutton family.