Escaping the shadow 8
Posted on March 21, 2025 ยท 1 mins read
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Kieran found the servant packing luggage, furrowing his brow in confusion. โ€œWhatโ€™s going on here?โ€

โ€œMr. Sutton, these are Ms. Dawsonโ€™s 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, โ€œPack them up quickly. I donโ€™t want to see this mess!โ€

The servant answered, โ€œYes, Mr. Sutton.โ€

Letan settled into a living room chair. Noticing the empty table, he grumbled, โ€œIsnโ€™t breakfast ready yet?โ€

โ€œMy apologies, Mr. Sutton. Usually, Ms. Dawson is the one preparing breakfast. Our new housekeeper isnโ€™t quite familiar with the routineโ€ฆโ€

โ€œHurry 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. โ€œWhatโ€™s this supposed to be?โ€

โ€œBreakโ€ฆ breakfast, Mr. Sutton.โ€ The housekeeper looked visibly scared, unsure of what she had done wrong.

Kieran snapped, โ€œI donโ€™t eat fried food in the morning and donโ€™t start my day with meat. Is this what I pay you twenty thousand a month for?โ€

The housekeeper was scared. โ€œIโ€™m sorry! I didnโ€™t knowโ€ฆโ€

The servant interrupted, โ€œMr. Sutton, sheโ€™s new. Iโ€™ll have her make something else!โ€

โ€œNo need.โ€ Kieran stood up, his expression dark.

Then, Audrey emerged from her bedroom, instantly understanding why her grandson was upset. She said, โ€œFreya 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 Freyaโ€™s gone, life just isnโ€™t 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 couldnโ€™t survive without Freya, who had only been in their lives for three months.

โ€œGrandma, Iโ€™m off to work,โ€ said Kieran.

โ€œCome back here!โ€ Audrey demanded, โ€œI donโ€™t 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 doesnโ€™t forgive you, donโ€™t bother coming back home!โ€

Kieran tried to say no. โ€œGrandmaโ€ฆโ€

โ€œDo it now!โ€ There was no arguing with Audrey.

Reluctantly, Kieran agreed, โ€œUnderstood.โ€

Meanwhile, in the Dawson family home, the sound of a door forcefully opening echoed as Freyaโ€™s room burst open. Leland Dawson stormed in, visibly enraged, and yanked the covers off Freya, grabbing her wrist. โ€œFreya! 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 Freyaโ€™s brother in name, but he wasnโ€™t her fatherโ€™s birth son! After Johanna remarried Freyaโ€™s 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.


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