"Ms. Dawson''s ID went missing at the venue and ended up in my hands. And what do you know, my assistant here was without an ID as well, so we thought, ''Why not use it for a bit?'' Mr. Sutton, you know how it is. The folks we deal with aren''t the cleanest. Living in aw- abiding ce like Echo City can be a challenge." Though Preston said this with a casual shrug, Kieran wasn''t buying it for a second. "I''d rather have my people take a thorough look around. Anyway, someone saw you two leaving Summit University together."


    "Who saw us?" Preston''s interest piqued, a dangerous glint shing in his eyes. "I''d like to meet this person."


    In Echo City, or anywhere else, no one dared cross Preston.


    Kieran knew she wouldn''t dare point a finger at Freya and Preston in his presence even if he called Kara over.


    Jarrett approached and informed Kieran, "We''ve searched everywhere, Mr. Sutton. There''s no sign of Ms. Dawson."


    "If you can''t find her, keep looking till you do," Kieran ordered, his voice cold as ice. "The hotel''s not that enormous. There''s no way Freya has suddenly grown wings and flown off."


    "Understood," Jarrett immediately ordered more staff to continue the search.All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Uninterested in the ongoing drama, Preston announced, "Mr. Sutton, enjoy your search. I''ll be on my way."


    With that, Preston swiped his card and disappeared into his room.


    Meanwhile, Freya had slipped away from the Echo City Hotel unnoticed, thanks to a borrowed hat.


    When Kieran tried calling her again, Freya saw his name sh on her phone and promptly hit decline. Answering his call would only scream guilt!


    Twenty minutester, Freya was back at Summit University.


    Having just finished two sses, Luna was dozing off in the ssroom. The sight of Freya instantly woke her up. "Good heavens! How did you get back so quickly?"


    It had only been two sses!


    "Didn''t you message me about seeing Kara and Kieran together? Where''s Kara?"


    "Kara? I have no clue. Doesn''t she study finance? First-year students have sses now, but you should check her schedule."


    "Let''s go find her."


    "Now? But ss is about to start!"


    "We''re not missing much."


    Always in the top ten of their ss and a star student, Luna could ditch a ss without it causing any trouble.


    Following Freya, Luna asked, "What''s


    going on? Why the rush? Did Kara and Kieran start rumors? That Johanna, not a single good egg in her family!"


    As Luna rambled on, they bumped into Kara, books in hand, and on her way to ss.


    Kara''s face paled at the sight of Freya. Wasn''t Freya supposed to be with Preston?


    The students apanying Kara nudged her at the sight of Freya, whispering, "Kara, your cousin''s here!" Freya changed drastically since the engagement party. Even her sense of fashion differed from Eloise''s.


    Upon closer inspection, people


    realized Freya and Eloise didn''t look as simr as they thought, sharing only a universally attractive facial structure.


    But with her even more striking features, Freya was undeniably the more breathtaking of the two, growing more appealing the more one looked. "F-Freya..." Kara stuttered, clearly uneasy.


    Having just spoken ill of Freya to Kieran, Kara feared this unexpected confrontation might lead to something worse.


    Freya smiled slightly. "Kara, let''s talk over here."


    "Freya, I''ve got ss..." Kara tried to


    Serself, but Freya had


    leborself, but Freya had


    closer, insisting, "It wait.


    belongs to en..co.ne


    settle my matter