In the official residence.Just as Rodney carried Dani over from the sitter’s hands, the baby started crying not long after.He became annoyed. When he came in the morning, Dani cried as soon as he carried her. He kept telling her that he was her father, but she did not understand him at all.To Dani, Rodney’s scent had become unfamiliar. She did not like strangers carrying her. Rodney then kept playing with her after she woke up from her nap in the evening. They managed to get a little closer, but Dani still did not want him to carry her.“Dani, I’m Dad. Don’t you recognize me?” Rodney was heartbroken. “When you were just born, you liked me carrying you so much. I was the one who put you to sleep every night.”Dani did not care. She kept pouting and crying. Her teary eyes glanced toward the sitter at the side.The sitter sighed as she watched.Heidi’s heart ached from listening to the child’s cries. She could not help but mock coldly, “Children are forgetful, especially those w
When Dani was in Ryan’s embrace, she stopped crying immediately. She even pouted as if she had gone through a lot of awful things just now.“Baby Dani, stop crying, alright?” Ryan gently wiped away the tears on her face. “Uncle will play with you later, okay?”He kept making funny faces, and Dani very quickly burst into laughter.Rodney was drowning in jealousy as he watched. He utterly despised Ryan. It was because of Ryan that the Snow family members agreed to his and Freya’s divorce. Ryan had his eyes on Freya, and he even stole his daughter’s attention away.These things were supposed to be Rodney’s.He had the urge to smash everything around him.Nevertheless, he knew that this was the official residence. Ryan was Nathan’s son. It was not a place where he could simply make a fuss.Rodney clenched his fists and held himself back.At that moment, his phone rang. He took his phone out. It was Sarah who was calling.He knew why Sarah was calling without even needing to pick u
“Mm.” Nathan did not ask Rodney to stay.Freya did not say a word either. She lowered her head and went to Ryan’s side, coaxing her daughter with him.That scene made Rodney incredibly dissatisfied. He could not resist speaking, “Freya, I heard you coughing when I was talking to you over the phone during the day. Keep a distance from Dani. Don’t infect her.”After he spoke, he left in large strides.Freya was exasperated.Rodney must be crazy. Did he not see she was wearing a mask and that she did not even say a word to her daughter?“Ignore him.” Heidi could not tolerate it either. “What right does he have to tell you off? I know that it was Sarah who called him just now. He said he would have dinner here but he left immediately after just a call from that woman. Does he even feel responsible for Dani?”“My mom has sharp eyes.” Ryan grinned. “But I think his days aren’t going well either. Didn’t you see his annoyed expression when he picked up the phone just now?”Heidi snorte
Heidi said, “Even if Ryan doesn’t get married, it’s good for him to date too. At least some rumors can be circulated. His dad said we must have Ryan get married by next year. Only marriage can stop the rumors outside. If he doesn’t follow the arrangements and does things his own way, next year… We can only make Ryan back down from his current position.”Freya was taken aback for a while. She asked probingly, “What did Ryan say?”“His dad scolded him yesterday. He said he’ll think about it seriously.” Heidi patted the back of Freya’s hand and sighed. “But I’m still not at ease.”“Godmother, I’ll advise Ryan. I hope he’ll have a good future too.”Freya knew that Ryan’s blind date would be different from the last one. Nathan was definitely serious.If Ryan were to get married next year, he would not be able to accompany her when she caught a cold in the future anymore, right? He would also be accompanying his wife on days like Christmas. When he got off work, the milk tea and cake he
Ryan pressed his lips together and did not say a word as if he was silently admitting it. Freya forced a smile. “I’ll congratulate you ahead of time, then. It looks like I have to prepare a present soon…”“Do you wish for me to get married?” Ryan pulled her and stared into her eyes.Freya brushed his hand away and continued walking with her head lowered. She replied casually, “I’m not the one who’s getting married. It’s your own affairs. However, Godmother asked me to advise you. You can only remove the negative news outside through marriage. Godfather has given his orders as well. If you keep dragging things out and not get a girlfriend, he’ll think that you still can’t forget about that man. By that time, it’s your career that’ll be damaged.“You have to understand that it’s not certain Godfather can be re-elected as prime minister. Therefore, he can only help you for these few years. If you don’t grab this opportunity, it’ll be hard for you to advance in the future. This is wha
Actually, Freya knew that the pros of her staying in the official residence outweighed the cons. However, when she recalled Ryan’s cold attitude toward her that morning, she felt very uncomfortable.She even felt very aggrieved.She was so aggrieved that she did not want to live with him anymore.Besides, she did not want to stay there to witness him being lovey-dovey with his wife after he got married.“Stop overthinking.” Forrest consoled her. “Actually, Prime Minister Snow and his family are pretty nice. After my land was approved, I encountered many obstacles because other people got jealous. Ryan helped me a few times in secret. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to move our headquarters over here so smoothly. I only got to know about this from other people recently. You should contact Ryan. We should treat him to a meal tonight.”Freya was astonished. She did not know Ryan had helped her brother out so much from behind the scenes.“Forrest, why didn’t you tell me anything
“Wow, surely you can’t finish all of it yourself, right, Miss Lynch? Do you need our help?” A few colleagues came over while chuckling. “We didn’t have much for breakfast either.”After the bags were opened, Freya did not know what to say.There was really a lot. There were spiced baked eggs, croissants, sourdough toast, sandwiches, granola, fruit salad, and pancakes.“Wow, Miss Lynch. Your boyfriend is so good to you.” A female colleague beside her was certain that Ryan was Freya’s boyfriend. Although Freya had tried explaining it to her many times, she did not believe her.“Yes, he’s so nice. It’s not easy to buy food from Rye Cafe. Their spiced baked eggs are to die for.”“Miss Lynch, you’re so blessed.”“...”Although Ryan was not Freya’s girlfriend, she was still proud after being flattered and envied.Nevertheless, she indeed had an appetite now after looking at the food. She sent a message to Ryan while having a spiced baked egg: [You bought so much. Are you feeding a pi
Bang.Freya almost lost her grip on the cup she was holding. She quickly stood up. “Jessica…”Forrest’s expression froze.Jessica’s dark eyes were in a daze.Ryan grinned as he said, “I had some things to discuss with Jessica here in the evening, so I came with her. We all know each other anyway.”“Jessica, have a seat.”Freya pulled a chair out for Jessica in a hurry.However, Ryan pulled Jessica away and sat on that chair himself. He said, “Sis, you can sit on the other side. This is the spot where the dishes will be served.”Freya knocked herself on the head. How could she have overlooked that?“Stop hitting yourself. You’ll become stupid if you keep doing that,” Ryan teased while smiling.“You’re the stupid one.” Freya glared at him.Therefore, the seating around the round table changed. Freya and Jessica sat between Ryan and Forrest.It seemed like only Ryan and Freya were talking at the table. Freya realized something belatedly too. Jessica used to be her brother’s gi