The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

"It's Dr. Anderson." Jarrett said, "Yeah, the doc from the expert team. It seems he and Ms. Dawson hit it off right away."

"Hit it off?" The more Kieran heard, the less he liked it.

Was it hitting it off, or was there something more intentional?

Beside him, Jarrett couldn't help but say, "Mr. Sutton, didn't you mention you didn't want to hear anything about Ms. Dawson anymore?"

"Who said I wanted to hear about her? I'm worried she might stir up trouble while I'm responsible for her and try to pin it on me." Kieran's tone was icy, showing he wanted nothing to do with Freya.

After hearing Kieran's reply, Jarrett nodded, choosing not to say anything more.

Knock. Knock.

At that moment, there was a knock on the office door. Jarrett opened it and saw Kara, dressed in a black and white striped dress, hesitating at the entrance.

Seeing who it was, Kieran frowned, "Who told you to come here?"

"Mr. Sutton... Audrey said you had a dinner event tonight, so she sent me over." Kara looked down, clearly embarrassed.

Kieran's expression turned sour. Typically, Eloise accompanied Kieran to such social events. For years, Kieran had never brought anyone else to these gatherings. Audrey sending Kara over meant she was to take Eloise's place. "Kieran." Just then, Eloise walked in, dressed in the same clothing style.

Seeing Kara also in a black and white striped dress, Eloise's face showed confusion. "And you are?"

Eloise didn't know Kara, but seeing her almost entirely mimicking her, Eloise felt no threat.

Eloise wasn't worried about such a woman taking Kieran away, just like when she saw Freya trying to copy her.

"This is Kara." Jarrett introduced Kara with those two words.

Pretending to be puzzled, Eloise asked, "Kara Snyder? I remember hearing about a daughter from the Snyder family in real estate, but I

don't know her name. Are you Ms.

Snyder?"

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"I... I..." Kara lowered her head, embarrassed by Eloise's question. She was nowhere close to being the Snyder family's daughter, just a country girl.

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"This lady isn't Ms. Snyder. She's Kara Orson, Ms. Dawson's cousin." Jarrett finally stepped in to clarify Kara's identity.

When Eloise heard this, she acted surprised, "Oh, you're Ms. Dawson's cousin?wouldn't have guessed if Jarrett hadn't mentioned it. You and Ms. Dawson don't look much alike, but that dress..." en

"This dress... I picked it up after Freya was done with it..." Kara scrambled to explain.

But the truth was, the dress wasn't one of Freya's hand-me-downs. Freya had burned all of those clothes long ago. Johanna had bought this new dress for her.

Everyone present could tell Kara

was lying After all, Freya's physique was nothing Kara could match. The dress fit Kara perfectly, which wouldn't have been the case with Freya's old clothes.

Eloise smiled slightly. "So, Ms. Orson, what brings you here to see Kieran today?"