Chapter 27

The next moment, Daniel turned her book around. "The book is upside down."

Freya was caught off guard and embarrassed. She tried to defend herself, saying, "It's not upside down. I can see the illustrations more easily this way."

"Oh," Daniel responded, his voice trailing off with a chuckle.

Freya then noticed that the illustration was of a male pelvis from the front. Oh, no! There was no way to explain this away.

She was a doctor, and studying anatomical illustrations was a normal part of her learning. She'd just been distracted and flipped to this page.

But Daniel had seen her looking at erotic material before, and now, catching her studying this image probably made him think the worst.

To hide her mortification, Freya quickly turned the page. But when she saw the content, she shut the book entirely, pretending nothing was wrong as she returned it to its place.

"Is this my space?" he asked.

"Yes," Freya answered while avoiding eye contact.

Once Daniel had gone back to his r