“You can rest with ease. I’ll contact a car repair center here in Melbourne. They’ll go to your place to collect the car and send it back after the repair is done. You don’t have to handle this matter anymore,” Ryan said.“There’s no need for that. My driver can repair it.”“That won’t do. My girlfriend drove out late at night because of me. I have to do a great job as I’ve just assumed the position of your boyfriend. What if you demote me because I didn’t perform well?” Ryan said jokingly. “I’m trembling in fear now.”He kept mentioning the words ‘boyfriend’ and ‘girlfriend’.Freya had to accept that she had truly agreed to date him. This year was filled with the most ups and downs in her entire life. This year, she got married, gave birth, got divorced, and found another boyfriend.It was like a life told in legends. She was utterly in awe of herself.When it was almost midnight, Catherine sent a Whatsapp message in their group chat: [Happy New Year! I hope my two friends i
Freya: [I didn’t do that. I did not…]Catherine: [Alright, let’s not argue over this anymore. Anyway, no matter how this ends, I’ll congratulate you first. Enjoy the happiness that this relationship brings.]Eliza: [Ryan is handsome, and he has a nice body. He should be pretty good in bed.]Freya: [Enough, Eliza. You’ve become dirty from Catherine’s influence. Ryan and I have just started dating. His identity makes this a huge problem too. I’ll be criticized to death if the Snow family finds out about this.]Catherine: [Whatever. Just enjoy being in a relationship for the time being. I’m telling you, you’ve never had a proper relationship before. Rodney doesn’t count at all. As for Patrick, you were the one who wooed him, and Linda got in between you two afterward. How was it even considered a relationship? All your boyfriends came with a third party. That was so irritating. It’s more appropriate to say that you were fighting your boyfriend’s childhood sweetheart every day.]Freya
Freya pouted. “I’m not in the mood to quarrel with you on New Year’s Day. It’s unlucky. Goodbye.”Soon after hanging up, she saw Rodney requesting to follow her on Instagram.However, she ignored it.Freya and Rodney did have a child together. Many parents would still contact each other often for the children’s sake even though they were divorced. Nevertheless, Freya thought that their divorce was not amicable. Why did they have to video call often for the child?Although it would be more convenient for Rodney to see Dani that way, Dani was only a few months old. She did not even know how to talk. In the end, was it not Freya who had to speak with Rodney if they were to video call each other?Freya did not want to deal with Rodney anymore.As for Rodney being Dani’s father, Dani would be the one to contact him in the future. She could contact him more frequently if she liked Rodney. There was no need to do it if she did not like him. Freya would not meddle in that.…“Freya…”
“How are Freya and I not related? She’s still Uncle Nathan’s goddaughter and my relative. She’s also the mother of my biological niece. Isn’t it normal for us to chat?”Carson was usually mild-tempered, but he felt unhappy from being scolded by Rodney.“Really? Why do I feel like she’s seducing you on purpose? Look at the emojis she sent you. They’re filled with ambiguity.” Rodney had the urge to smash Carson’s phone on the spot. “Which brother-in-law and sister-in-law’s relationship is so close like Freya and yours?”After feeling astonished, Carson’s brows knitted together in a tight frown out of anger. “What’s wrong with greeting each other on New Year’s? This is basic courtesy, and those emojis are in trend nowadays. We, young people, use them a lot. Brother, I finally understand why my sister-in-law wanted to divorce you. I realized you’re just too unreasonable.”“If it weren’t for you helping Jessica back then, would Freya and I be divorced? You can even often look at Dani’s
“Enough. It’s fine if you guys dislike Sarah, but why must you attack her? Luckily, she left early tonight.”Rodney tossed his phone to the couch in a fit of fury. He turned around and disappeared into the dark of the night.Carson picked up the phone and said helplessly, “Mom, I really think that Rodney has become more eccentric ever since he got together with Sarah. I don’t even want to talk to him at times.” Wendy did not say a word, which signified her acquiescence.Even she was tired of getting along with her biological son, not to mention Carson.In the past, she had always hoped that Rodney would cut ties with Sarah. At this point, she no longer had any hope for it.Meanwhile, Jessica said, “I heard Freycatheli has been developing rapidly ever since Catherine took over it. She even tried banding together with other cosmetic companies to suppress Osher. Osher has lost one-third of its market, and it’ll get even more competitive after the new year. If Osher performs poorly,
Over the past week, Freya had been talking to Ryan every day. Even so, her heart jerked and she had butterflies in her stomach when she met him.Forrest saw Ryan as well. After a trace of surprise flashed across his eyes. He strode toward Ryan and greeted him.“Forrest, I’m here to fetch Freya back to The Lodge,” Ryan said with a grin.“Freya didn’t let you know about her return, so I thought of sending her over later. Now that you’re here, I’ll let you fetch her back, then.” Forrest said, “I have a box of Melbourne’s specialties. My parents asked me to bring it over for your family.”“Thank you, Forrest.” After Ryan had a short conversation with Forrest, he stretched out his hands to Dani, who was in Freya’s arms.“It’s been a while since I saw Dani. Come, let me hug her.”When Dani saw him, she did not find him unfamiliar at all. Instead, she babbled joyfully.Freya was at a loss for words. Her arms happened to be sore, so she handed Dani to him.Ten minutes later, Forrest he
“Hey, you’re really experienced. You must’ve had quite a number of girlfriends, huh?” Freya mocked Ryan with a wink.Ryan smelled danger. “I remember telling you about it long ago. When I was in university, I was in a relationship—”“That’s wonderful. Relationships that happen during university years are pure and memorable.” Freya interrupted. Deep down, she was getting jealous.“Are you talking about yourself?” Ryan suddenly asked with his eyes fixed on her.“...I’m talking about you now. Why are you relating it to me?” After being stunned for a few seconds, she glared at him in a self-righteous manner. “Are you trying to dodge my question? It’s fine if you don’t want to answer it.”Ryan started, “I…”“You think I’m being unreasonable and asking for trouble, don’t you? Yes, I’m just unreasonable and like to ask for trouble.”The woman in the backseat was getting more domineering. Even Dani rolled her eyes and gazed at her fierce mother.Ryan was astonished for a while before h
“This is my own house. I usually rest here when I’m tired and don’t feel like returning to The Lodge.”Ryan reversed into the parking space.Freya began to feel uneasy. He brought her to his house, and there were only the two of them. What was he planning to do? Could it be…As he had studied overseas, he could be very open when it came to certain things.Could it be that he was going to…Her heart began to race madly until Dani’s humming woke her up.Right. Dani was here too, so it was not only the two of them.She could just clasp Dani in her arms later, which would certainly make it inconvenient for him to do anything to her.“You may get out now.”Ryan opened the back door and carried Dani out first.“Hey, why didn’t you send me back to The Lodge straight away?” Freya eased out of the car.“There are servants in The Lodge watching over us, so it won’t be convenient for me to hug you.” Ryan extended one hand and wrapped it around her shoulders. “Let’s go up and relax. I’l