“Godfather, I’ll try my best to persuade Ryan,” Freya promptly said.“It’s fine. He doesn’t even listen to what other people say.” Nathan snorted and did not take her words seriously.By the time she returned to her place, Ryan was still not back. Freya phoned him to ask, “Where are you? When are you coming back?”“I’m having a drink and chatting with my friend. Have you returned to The Lodge? If so, I’ll come back now,” Ryan swiftly said.Freya was speechless. “Didn’t Godfather ask you to have dinner in the Snow family’s house? Why are you drinking and chatting? Is your friend the one everyone thinks is your partner?”“Mm.” Ryan said with a smile. “I’ll bring you to meet him next time. Although his sexual orientation is different from mine, we’ve been good friends for years.”“Can you quickly come back?” Freya said with exasperation, “Your grandpa lost his temper tonight, and Godfather said he’ll be sending you to the grassroots tomorrow.”“I knew Grandpa would criticize me and
“I won't regret things that I don’t care about. The only thing I’ll regret is letting you go.”Ryan said while gazing at Freya’s smile.Freya’s heart trembled. It felt as if a small green sprout was growing in a part of her heart that had been heavily wounded. Something was reviving. Seeing that she did not speak, Ryan lowered his head and kissed her again.Freya did not push him away. Instead, she hugged his waist lightly while trembling. Eventually, the soft kiss intensified.Both of them kissed in the middle of the brightly-lit living room.Freya knew full well that she had fallen in love with Ryan.In fact, she had realized her feelings a long time ago, but she just denied them. She was afraid that she would fall too deep.What we feared was often captivating.Freya had been hesitant and indecisive before. However, she was still young. She wanted to have another go at it again bravely. Even if she were to fail in the future, it was no big deal.She had failed before
Freya: [Your mom didn’t say anything, did she?]Ryan: [It was everything you told me earlier. I turned a deaf ear to her.]Freya: [...So you’re really going to the grassroots level tomorrow?]Ryan: [Yes. Do you want to come over to console me?]Freya: [Haha. You deserve it. It’s your fault for falling in love with me.]Ryan: [There’s no helping it. Someone is just too charming, pretty, sexy, cute, sweet, and capable…]Freya almost laughed out loud. [Keep going. Why don’t you compliment me some more? I haven’t heard enough.]Ryan: [Um… I can’t. It’ll seem too fake if I compliment you further.]Freya: [Hmph. Now I’m angry. Do you mean I only have those few good points?]Ryan immediately sent a WhatsApp sticker of a person begging for his wife’s forgiveness.Freya burst out laughing, but she still sent an angry emoji to him. [Who’s your wife?]Ryan: [Alright, babe. I’ve decided to sacrifice my body in the middle of the night to quell your anger.]Freya: [???]Her heart starte
Freya felt so awkward that she could die. Those words sounded like she had forced Ryan to show her his body.She did not mean that at all.However, she was the one who sent the message. He most probably would not believe her even if she explained herself.Freya covered her face with her blanket.She did not want to talk or see Ryan anymore.However, the phone rang again because she did not reply.Ryan: [Why aren’t you saying anything? Are you still not satisfied?]Ryan: [Don’t be angry. I was afraid that I’d scare you. I’ll let you see it next time, okay?]When Freya read the messages, she almost vomited.What was Ryan thinking?If she did not reply soon, would he really send another picture?Freya quickly sent a voice message: [Ryan, cut it out. I wasn’t provoking you to take that picture, okay? I didn’t reply to you earlier because Dani was crying and I went to coax her. Enough is enough, and stop imagining things.]After she spoke, she sent many punching emojis to him.
Freya almost wanted to say Ryan was bragging. However, looking at his confident gaze and thinking about the way he worked, she could not help but ask, “Why?”“My dad might not have realized that I’m his most capable assistant. I usually handle a lot of stuff for him, so cutting me off will be very difficult for him to do anything.”Ryan smiled nonchalantly. “He doesn’t know how many things I’ve taken care of for him behind the scenes. You’ll only notice a person’s importance after you lose them.”After understanding everything, Freya pouted. “Okay. It seems like you’ve had everything under your control from the start. I really thought you would give up on your position and influence for me. I felt touched for nothing.”The warm morning light fell on her fair face and tomato-red lips. Her lively eyes had a displeased yet charming look in them.Ryan clenched his fists. He almost could not hold himself back from kissing her.Freya was such a little siren. She had dressed herself up
“Don’t talk as if I’ve accepted your proposal. You’re still on probation. You’re not even officially my boyfriend yet.” Freya harrumphed.“Okay. I will perform well. Let’s go on a date and watch a movie tomorrow night, okay?”“Okay.” Freya agreed without even thinking.It just so happened that tomorrow would be Rodney’s wedding. If she was alone, she might get angrier thinking about it. Since she had a boyfriend to accompany and coax her, her mood might not be that bad. …The next day.In a six-star hotel, a grand wedding was about to be held.In the presidential suite on the 22nd floor, Sarah was wearing a wedding dress fully embroidered with fancy diamonds. A few makeup artists were flattering her as they touched up her makeup. “Miss Neeson, your features are so intricate. It’s my first time finding it so easy to put on makeup for a bride.”“Miss Neeson, your wedding dress is so pretty. I heard Young Master Snow hired a top wedding dress designer overseas to have it custom
In the end, Rodney was the incompetent one.He rubbed his temples. A joke? It was always a joke.From the start of the wedding preparations up to the moment before the ceremony, Sarah had been saying those two words.When she was with Rodney before, did she not say that she did not care about anything else as long as she could be with him?After that, Sarah said she wanted a wedding, and he agreed to it. Later, she said she felt inferior. She was afraid of being looked down on by other people during the wedding, so she wanted to have a grand wedding that would make people envious.Rodney agreed to that as well.Sarah said people usually picked up brides in a sedan, but she wanted to be special. As such, he picked her up in a helicopter.Everything was of top quality. Although money was tight for Rodney, he had never refused Sarah. Although he was busy, he had picked everything out personally. Despite all that, Sarah still said she would be treated as a joke by others.Were
Until that moment, Rodney still felt like he was in a dream, trapped, and could not wake up.“Now, the groom may kiss the bride,” the emcee said.Rodney gradually came back to his senses. He lifted the bride’s veil, only to see the woman in front of him with fair skin and a pretty face. However, upon closer look, her face was still stiff when she smiled. That was a face that had undergone plastic surgery. The surgery was very successful, and the scars on Sarah’s face were gone. Her face looked even better than before, yet Rodney found it unfamiliar. It was so unfamiliar that he could not bring himself to kiss her at all.Seeing that Rodney did not move even after some time, the smile on Sarah’s face stiffened. She reminded him in a low voice, “Rodney…”The emcee joked, “Our groom must be stunned by the bride’s beauty.”Laughter erupted below the stage.Rodney closed his eyes and accepted his fate as he kissed Sarah.…On the night of the wedding, the villa’s butler handed o