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
“Hi. May I know whether you’re the phone owner’s friend? He has drunk a lot in the bar. I’m the server here.”“I am.” Freya immediately leaped to her feet. “Which bar is that? I’ll come right away.”After the server told her the address, she informed the sitter about it, took the car key, and hurried over to the bar.Not many cars were on the road in the dead of night.As such, she arrived there in about a half an hour’s drive.Ryan was lying on a couch in the corner of the dark bar. One of his hands was resting on his eyes while the other was holding a wine bottle, looking drunk. He did not move a muscle. She walked over and glanced at the empty wine bottles on the table. Then, she pushed Ryan violently.He moved his arms. With his drunken eyes, he looked at her in confusion and dejection. On his forehead, the scar from being hit was still visible.The sight of him tore at her heartstrings for a moment. Having known Ryan for a long time, she had seen many of his sides. Howe
In the end, Ryan left Freya only when both of them could not breathe from the kiss. Nevertheless, he shut his eyes and smiled as his lips rested on Freya’s. “Is this how it feels to kiss a woman?” His breathing surrounded her. From his handsome face, he looked like a kid who had gotten candy.At that moment, Freya was at a loss for words. She did not even dare to look into his eyes. The nervousness, embarrassment, shyness, and awkwardness that overwhelmed her made her look like a puppet.The only thought on her mind was that she and Ryan had kissed…“W-We…”She spent a long time stammering anxiously, but before she could finish her sentence, Ryan suddenly fell on her body and passed out.“...”Freya stood under the tree like a statue. She could not believe that he fell asleep right after kissing her.How was she going to bring him into the car?“Madam, do you need me to help you with bringing your boyfriend into the car?” Fortunately, a security guard at the door came ove
“No need.”Freya had no choice but to put down the test tube and remove her gloves. She picked up her phone and walked to the open-air garden. “What’s the matter?”“I heard I was drunk last night, and you were the one who sent me home.” Ryan’s clear, pleasant voice sounded.Freya heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed like he could not recall what happened last night. Nevertheless, she was a little disappointed and frustrated. She had trouble sleeping because of that passionate kiss from last night. Yet, he had completely forgotten about it. He was the one who said that her lips were soft. Despite that, he could easily forget it. Sure enough, he was gay.“Yeah.”She muttered, “Don’t you remember anything?”“I drank too much yesterday.” After pausing for a moment, Ryan added, “I didn’t do anything to you, right?”“What?” She had a brain cramp for a moment.“I’m not sure if I was drunk and muddle-headed or it was a dream, but I seemed to have… kissed you…”“Hahaha. How could that
Great. Catherine was under the impression that it was one of those men Freya had met on a blind date.However, those men were terrible. Seeing how good Ryan was at taking advantage, how could Freya be interested in other men?Although there were news reports yesterday about Ryan coming out of the closet, Catherine did not believe it at all. On second thought, if the Snow family found out that Ryan was interested in men, they would panic and rather have him marry Freya than let him be with a man without a child.Tsk. Sure enough, Ryan had an ulterior motive.Forget it. If she was right, it meant that Ryan would not mind losing his reputation for Freya’s sake. That would be an indication of true love.In that case, she would not separate Ryan and Freya.“Drink up the chicken soup. Weren’t you complaining about your sore throat? The soup might soothe your throat a little.”“Alright.”Freya could not finish the soup alone, so she gave some to Catherine.“This soup must have simm
Freya stood still without dodging Ryan. After all, sick people were like that. They were easily irritable and instinctively wanted to depend on someone. “I think you’re a little warm.” Ryan was not sure either. However, when he looked at how lethargic she looked, his heart softened like a sponge.“Let me take you to the hospital.”He took the bag away from her shoulder and draped his arm on it, seemingly holding her politely. Freya did not notice that he was a lot taller than her. With him by her side in times like this, she did not have to worry about anything else.With that, Ryan brought her to a nearby hospital.It was evening, so the emergency room was not crowded. As soon as Freya entered, she sat on the chair in the corridor while Ryan sorted out her medical record and paid the fees. Then, he took her to see the doctor and get a routine blood test.She removed her coat and rolled up her sleeves for the blood draw.Once the needle was extracted, Ryan pressed the cotton
Freya’s face reddened, and she quickly let go of Ryan’s hand. Then, she secretly took a glimpse of him.As if he did not realize her gaze, he held her hand and headed to the elevator.The spontaneous intimacy made her shake her fingers loose from his hand awkwardly.“What’s wrong?” Ryan turned around and asked while tightening his grip on her hand.“No. We…” Freya raised her arm awkwardly in an attempt to remind him.“Didn’t you say you were dizzy? I’m afraid you’ll fall.” Ryan was frank, and his expression was natural. That put Freya under the impression that she had over-thought things.They were only holding hands. Just now, she even slept with her hands around him.However…She had never been so intimate with her biological brother, Forrest, either.Unfortunately, she was groggy. The more she thought about it, the heavier her head felt.When they arrived on the second floor, Ryan took her to see the doctor without allowing her to think further.After taking a look at the