Freya was taken aback. Then, she realized something. “How did you know that my dinner has ended?”She looked around instinctively.Ryan explained, “I’m parked near the restaurant where you were having dinner, and I saw you coming out. Get down. I’ll come over to pick you up…”“I’ve already got out of the car. I’m ahead, where the cars are turning.”“Wait for me.”Freya waited there for less than five minutes when Ryan drove his Audi in front of her. The passenger seat’s window was open, revealing a handsome face. “Get in.”After Freya got on, she glanced at the half-finished McDonald’s on the dashboard and the laptop at the backseat. She was astonished. “This is your dinner…?”“Mm. I worked extra hours until 7:00 p.m., so I just drove here.”Ryan smiled nonchalantly. “What’s wrong with burgers? I ate them a lot when I was studying abroad. They’re convenient and quick. Besides, today’s a festive holiday. There are couples everywhere on the streets. Am I not making myself suffer
While Freya was overthinking, she did not notice that Ryan’s gaze had darkened.“I see…”Ryan scooped some mac and cheese with his spoon. “I have a friend who returned after studying abroad and is working at the University of Canberra as well. However, he’s slightly younger, so he’s a lecturer. I asked him to find out about Jack Morgan. There’s nothing to pick about Jack’s knowledge, but it seems like he has had two relationships after his divorce and he came back to Australia. Not only that, but one of his partners was a student at the University of Canberra. She was only 23 years old. In fact, many young girls in the university have a crush on him because of his gentle personality. The girlfriends he had dated before were all young and pretty. You’re considered beautiful too, so he should like you quite a lot.”“...”Freya instantly felt uncomfortable.She was not against professors dating students.However, it meant that Jack might like younger and pretty women. Moreover, many
Freya’s mind went blank for a few seconds before she stammered, “A good personality and temper, loyal to relationships, patient toward children, able to tolerate me, and will treat me well when I’m young or even when I’m old in the future. Of course, he has to look decent. He doesn’t have to be super handsome, but he can’t look crooked too. His financial situation shouldn’t be too bad. I don’t dislike guys who don’t have a wealthy family background, but there will be more common topics between us if we’re of equal status.”Ryan gave a profound response. “Mm.”Freya was embarrassed. “Are my standards too high?”“They are not high,” Ryan said as he smiled. “Aside from looks which are inherited from parents and uncontrollable, there is no need for a man to marry a wife if he can’t be gentle, caring, and loyal to his significant other. He can just get a sitter.”“You think I’m right too, right?” Freya was delighted. “I don’t want to be choosy either, but I have no choice. It’s precisel
Therefore, Ryan whispered in her ear again, “It’s okay. I don’t mind.”“...”Freya avoided him. She really did not want to keep whispering with him in the ear like that. It was too intimate, so much that she felt like half of her brain had gone numb.As for Ryan grazing her ear just now, he might have done it accidentally.However, her reaction was a little too big. Was it because she had gotten older and that she was feeling lonely?It… could not be, right?Freya’s face flushed red, and she started spacing out. She did not pay attention to what was going on in the middle of the movie.When they came out of the cinema after the movie, it was already past 11:00 p.m.The mall was closed, so the audience who were leaving could only take the elevator downstairs. As there were many people, the small elevator was packed.Freya was in the corner but not squeezed because Ryan was standing before her. He put his hands against the elevator walls and maintained a distance from her.Then
Ryan almost lost control.He could only turn his face away. “Get in the car. Let’s go home.”On the way home, Freya opened the box. There was a starry moon necklace inside, and tiny diamonds were embedded on a small moon. It was dazzling.“It’s so pretty,” Freya praised, and her eyes lit up. “But… It must be expensive.”“It’s not expensive. Just a few thousand dollars. There aren’t a lot of diamonds on it.” Ryan did not want her to feel burdened.A few thousand dollars was indeed not expensive to a family like theirs.However, as the person receiving the present, Freya felt embarrassed. “You’ve given me such a good gift, but I don’t have anything for you…”“Didn’t you give me a scarf last time?” Ryan said nonchalantly with a smile.“That scarf was only more than a hundred dollars…”“If you feel embarrassed, I don’t mind you giving me another small gift.” Ryan stopped being polite. “However, there’s no need to return the gift. You don’t have to get me a present of the same valu
“Don’t you know that a woman giving a man a belt means she wants to tie him to her with it?” Catherine said helplessly.“Can your thoughts be purer? He was the one who wanted me to give him a belt because his belt isn’t great.” Freya rolled her eyes at Catherine.Catherine frowned. It was so obvious. She could not believe that Freya had not sensed anything at all. “Is he hinting something to you?”“You think too much. Our relationship is very pure. Moreover, he…”Freya’s voice stopped. She could not say that Ryan liked men. “He just treats me like a sister. I even gave him a scarf a few days ago.”“...”Catherine did not know what to say.Both Ryan and Freya’s actions were too intimate, yet Freya did not seem to notice anything at all.Catherine did not know whether Ryan was too crafty or Freya was just too dense.“Okay. I’ll go shopping with you in the afternoon.”It was quite easy to choose a men’s belt, and Freya paid for it. When she was pushing Dani to the garden for a w
It was in the morning, and Freya had woken up earlier than usual. She heard two maids who were doing the cleaning discussing in hushed voices.“Is what you all said true?”“I’m not sure, but there might be a possibility. I’ve never seen Young Master dating any women before.”“...”“What are you two talking about?” Freya suddenly spoke, which startled the two maids, and their brooms fell to the ground.“No… Nothing.” The maids’ faces were pale.Freya looked at their nervous expressions and put on a stern look. “Tell me the truth. I heard you two were talking about the young master with my own two ears. Is it Ryan?”“Miss Lynch, please don’t misunderstand.” The maids were so frightened that their bodies were shaking. “We weren’t talking about it on purpose. We were only curious because we saw the news and exchanged a few words about it. We won’t dare to do it again.”“What news?” Freya had just woken up, so she had not looked at her phone yet.“This morning’s news. It’s about Yo
After standing there for over ten minutes, Freya saw Ryan walking downstairs. His handsome face was ashen, and a scar was on his forehead. He was probably hit by something.“Are you… okay?”Freya looked at him nervously. “Do you need…”“No need.” Ryan lowered his head and walked outside.“Stop right there.” Nathan’s somber voice sounded from behind. “I don’t care how you do it, but you must clarify this matter. Also, you have to get a girlfriend within half a month. I can’t afford to lose my dignity.”“Lose your dignity?” Ryan looked back and gave a deep, sarcastic laugh. “As your son, I don’t even have the right to fall in love with someone.”“Shut your mouth, Ryan. Same-sex marriage may be legal, but don’t ruin your life.” Nathan glared at him. “Break off your relationship with him right away.”Ryan pursed his thin lips before he turned around and walked away.Then, the living room fell into an eerie silence.Freya could feel her scalp turn numb. Nathan’s reaction had made h