Freya opened her mouth and asked with complicated feelings, “Ryan, do you truly wish to perform well in the eyes of the Snow family’s elders? Do you want to… always be in a high position?”“Freya, after coming so far, I have no other choice. I can only say that I would’ve been content and happy even if my dad was just a supervisor.”Ryan had a smile on his face throughout the conversation, but Freya felt like she could see a hint of helplessness in that gentle man’s eyes.That meal had indirectly closed the distance between them.It was set that Freya would pay for the meal. When she went out to make the payment, she overheard two waitresses‘ discussion when she passed by a corner.“Hey, the guy in the Crown Private Room tonight looks pretty handsome.”“He’s already taken, though. Didn’t you see that he has a wife and was even carrying a child?”“I saw it. That woman must be so happy to have such a handsome and caring husband. You might not have seen it, but the guy was carryi
“Nothing. I was just chatting with someone.” Freya turned off the screen and placed her phone on the table.Catherine stared at Freya for a few seconds. She had taken a few glances at Freya’s phone just now and vaguely saw that the profile picture was of a man. She could not see the earlier messages clearly, but she saw the last two sentences and found them strange. “Do you have a boyfriend?”“Huh?” Freya widened her eyes. “I’m in the laboratory every day. Who would I be dating?”“You’re not dating, but you’re always on your phone sending messages.”Catherine started recounting. “When we were having lunch at the canteen, you kept chatting with him. You were also chatting during your break time when I went to the laboratory to look for you. I don’t know what the contents of your chat were, but you were smiling at the phone for one second, then pouting angrily and looking worried the next second. How is this situation different compared to the time you first started dating?”Freya w
“Yes. If Freya knows that Ryan likes her, she’ll definitely freak out and move out of the official residence immediately,” Shaun said as he smiled. “Have you heard of the boiling frog effect? At this moment, Freya is already in the pot but she just hasn’t realized it.”Catherine was dumbfounded. Was her friend already in such a dangerous spot?Shaun analyzed the situation. “She was just betrayed by her husband and went through a divorce. She even had another failed relationship before this. During this period, her best friends are either busy or dating. She has never said anything, but this must be an exceptionally lonely time for her. She’ll definitely doubt her own charms. “She might’ve thought of starting a new relationship before, but she has to take care of her child. In addition, she doesn’t really believe in love anymore. A handsome, gentle, caring, and humorous man appears during this time. He always makes her happy and chats with her. They’re not in a relationship. Instead
Shaun laughed. He reminded Catherine, who was confused. “I dare confirm that Jessica is definitely Ryan’s close partner. She listens to Ryan and not Jason.”Catherine understood in an instant. She was shocked too. “Do you think Prime Minister Snow knows?”Shaun shook his head. “Of course, he wouldn’t have noticed it. Firstly, in his eyes, Ryan is still young. Secondly, Ryan is his son. His son will never betray him. Ryan won’t betray Nathan, but that doesn’t mean he’ll follow his father’s arrangements. Once they have signs of discord, Nathan won’t be able to handle Ryan.”Catherine muttered, “The first time I saw Ryan, I even thought he was quite good-looking. He seemed innocent and kind. I didn’t expect…”“Ha, his innocent and harmless appearance is his advantage. Whether they’re his elders or friends, they’ll think he’s humble and modest. All those years, he must’ve been gathering his influence in secret. He hasn’t shown his fangs yet because he hasn’t met the thing he wants most
The corners of Catherine’s mouth twitched. She could not even smile. “No, it’s about Rodney. He and Sarah are going to have a wedding.”The elevator was silent for quite some time.Afterward, Freya let out a long ‘ohh’, Her eyelashes were downcast, which formed shadows beneath her eyelids.“Just start scolding if you want to,” Catherine said.“Forget it. There’s nothing to scold. Rodney and I have divorced anyway. I don’t have any more feelings for him,” Freya said in low spirits, “It’s just that the more I think about it, the more I feel like I’m an idiot.”“Sarah probably wants to show off and humiliate you through this wedding,” Catherine said mockingly, “Rodney must be heeding Sarah’s every word right now. However, he doesn’t know that this will only make the public and the wealthy families of Canberra more disgusted with them.”“... Whatever.”Freya smiled bitterly. She did not know if other people would be disgusted with Rodney and Sarah, but she did.The elevator doors o
Catherine consoled Freya. “Also, it was Shaun’s order. He said Hans is competent, so he told me to hire him.”Upon learning that it was Shaun’s order, Freya stopped opposing the idea strongly. After all, Shaun was a business prodigy from whom Catherine and Freya needed to learn.“I’ve checked on Hans. He didn’t leave the company because of Rodney’s downfall but because of his bad reputation. Hans’ girlfriend and family didn’t want him to work for Rodney anymore for fear that Rodney would influence him and he would start having an affair of his own. I‘ve talked to Hans. He disapproves of Rodney’s deeds too, but Rodney just wouldn’t listen to him back then.”Freya nodded. “But with Hans’ competence, he can easily get a job anywhere. Why would he come to a small start-up like Freycatheli?”“Our company might be small now, but it doesn’t mean that it’ll remain small in the future.”Catherine rolled her eyes at Freya sourly. “Who doesn’t know Freycatheli’s background? I have Hill Corpo
What was the mindset of a man?Freya could not make heads nor tails of it.Even so, she still received compliments for being pretty and cute.Despite knowing that Ryan made those remarks to comfort her, she felt much better.Of course, she replied something totally different on WhatsApp: [Forget it. Given that you’re interested in men, how would you know a man’s mindset?] Ryan: [Grrr. Aren’t I a man?]Freya chuckled at the thought of his expression that morning.Just then, a knock sounded on the door of the office. Her secretary came in with a set of delivery food. “Miss Lynch, the spaghetti carbonara you ordered is here…”“When did I order spaghetti carbonara?” The minute Freya finished her sentence, Ryan sent another message. [As promised yesterday, your spaghetti carbonara has arrived…]She widened her eyes a little.She was under the impression that he was kidding yesterday. She never thought…Her secretary said in surprise, “Didn’t you order it? But the deliveryman sai
Upon hearing that, Ryan shot a look at Freya with a grin. “I’m sorry, but it might not have been possible for your mom to give birth to a younger brother like me a few months after you were born.”This meant that he was denying it.A female colleague who was in her 30s laughed and said, “That’s what I said. Both of you seem to be around the same age, so how could he be your brother? Plus, both of you don’t look alike.”Freya was worried that they would misunderstand her, so she promptly explained, “Actually, he—”“Let’s go and eat.”Before Freya could finish her sentence, Ryan directly draped his hand around Freya’s shoulders and left.The colleague behind her said with a sigh, “Sure enough, there’ll always be excellent men pursuing a rich and pretty woman even if she’s divorced.” “Isn’t this good? Is she supposed to wait for her ex-husband to change his mind? Forget it. She might as well get in a relationship with a handsome young man and live freely to piss her ex-husband off