“By the way, Forrest, you should have a drink with Ryan later. Look, it’s all thanks to Ryan that our company can settle down in Canberra and we’re able to buy such a good house.”“Alright, Dad. I’m going to get the wine.” Forrest quickly went to the cellar after all the nagging he got. However, when he thought about drinking with Ryan later, his stomach twitched. After choosing for a long time, he picked two bottles of red wine.At 7:00 p.m., Mrs. Lynch served a whole table of food.Mr. Lynch had already prepared the wine. “Come here, Ryan. Let’s have some wine…”“Mr. Lynch, I drove here…” Ryan said.“It’s okay. We have a chauffeur. You can sleep here too. Our place has many rooms,” Mr. Lynch said, “Freya stayed at your house for a few months. It’s okay for you to spend a night here too.”“Yes. Forrest has many new clothes for you to change into,” Mrs. Lynch chimed in. “I’ll drink a little too. This is the first meal we’re having in the villa. It’s a celebration.”“Okay. Since
Freya sent a sneering emoji. [Haha.]Ryan said shamelessly: [I’m coming up, babe.]Freya: [Who agreed to that? Ryan, can’t you stay still? You drank so much. You should go to sleep earlier.]Ryan: [No, I can’t sleep. I’m excited just from thinking that you’re sleeping above me.]Freya: [...]It seemed like Ryan was sleeping in the room directly below hers.Why did that man’s memory have to be so good?Ryan: [Babe, let me go up, okay? I won’t touch you. I’ll just hug you. I have to go on a business trip to another state the day after tomorrow. I’ll be busy after returning too. I don’t know when I’ll be able to see you again.]Freya was taken aback. [Why didn’t I hear you talking about this before?]Ryan: [I didn’t dare to tell you because I was afraid you’d miss me.]Freya was speechless. [You’re overthinking. I won’t miss you. I’m not that clingy either.]However, she suddenly found it a little unbearable after sending that message.Ryan: [Okay. I’m the one who can’t bear i
Freya had no words to refute Ryan. “I can’t outspeak you anyway.”“I’m telling the truth.” Ryan pinched the tip of her nose as he grinned. “Don’t worry. Dani is like a little pig when she sleeps. She won’t wake up at all unless she’s hungry.”“You understand her quite well.”“Of course. I was the one who slept with her when you went to Europe for training. Besides, she’s sleeping better as she grows.”Ryan caressed Freya’s neck with the tip of his nose. “You smell good.”Freya held her breath and did not say a word. However, her face that was buried in the blanket was already as red as an apple. “Your bed is pretty big. It’s very comfortable too.” Ryan’s hands started becoming restless again. “Shall we try out its sturdiness?”At first, Freya could not understand his words. She only realized it belatedly after more than ten seconds had passed. She felt like her brain had exploded. How… How could he be so shameless?“Ryan, you liar. You’re not keeping your word.” Freya pushed
“Are you sure these are contraceptives?” Freya muttered, “I’ve seen on TV that those men deliberately swap contraceptives for Vitamin C in order to impregnate women and marry them.”Ryan was speechless. “You can easily tell from this box that these are pills, can’t you? Each of them is tightly packed, so how could I possibly swap them? Unless I acquired the company?”Upon hearing it, Freya laughed deeply.Ryan could not help but stroke her head. “Darling, you just gave birth to Dani less than a year ago. How could I bring myself to get you pregnant again? It’s not good for your body. Even if I want a child, I’ll wait two to three years.”Freya nodded, and her heart softened.If she were not in her house, she would have thrown herself into his embrace.After the two of them were done whispering, Freya turned around, only to find Forrest standing at the stairs. His deep gaze rested on them.“You’re awake, Forrest.” Freya’s heart did a flip as she promptly greeted him.“Mm. What w
Freya choked. “Forrest, what do you mean?”Forrest looked solemn. “Freya, you need to be clear that Ryan isn’t your blood-related brother. Both of you are too close to each other. You’re around the same age as him. Besides, both of you are good-looking and excellent people, so it’s easy to have feelings for each other. I’m talking about the romantic feelings between a man and a woman.”Freya put down the spoon and said reluctantly, “Forrest, can you stop talking nonsense?”As soon as she was done speaking, she looked down with a slight sense of guilt.“I’m just reminding you,” Forrest said, “If you hadn’t married Rodney, I believe the prime minister wouldn’t object to you being with Ryan. I can tell that they’re not the snobbish type. The thing is, you’re now the prime minister’s goddaughter and the ex-wife of Ryan’s cousin.”“Forrest, I really have no idea what you’re saying.”Freya was ruffled by his words, which kept hitting her temples like a hammer.Those words hurt, but sh
Rodney was slightly embarrassed.He could not help but shoot a look at Shaun’s table, which was not far away. There were quite a number of familiar faces, including Catherine and Chase.Ryan was having an enjoyable talk with his former best friends, Shaun and Chase.As far as Rodney remembered, Ryan was not close to them, especially Chase, who had been in Melbourne all along. Hence, Ryan had never seen Chase before this.Since when did things change?Deep down, Rodney felt an indescribable sense of discomfort. It was as though his previous position had been gradually replaced by Ryan. “Mr. Lynch, everything in the past was my fault. I–”“As you said, it was all in the past. Don’t mention it then. It’s over.” Mr. Lynch raised his hand and interrupted him. Although Rodney came over in person to apologize, Mr. Lynch still could not look past what Rodney did. That was because no matter how much Rodney explained, it would not be able to erase the harm done.To Mr. Lynch, the best s
Chase took a potato chip from the table and said indifferently, “There’s nothing much we can talk about.”He was furious. When something happened to Catherine a few years back, and he sided with Catherine, Rodney lashed out at him. Rodney’s words could be so harsh sometimes, and back then, it made Chase very disappointed in him.Did Chase have to go that far for the sake of a woman?Later, Chase hardly came to Canberra. Even if he did, he would not meet up with Rodney.When Catherine and Shaun got back together, Rodney slowly mended his relationship with Shaun and Chester.With Chase’s status, he was not desperate for money, and he had no thoughts of growing his career in Canberra either. He was friends with Rodney, but they had never thought of pleasing each other.Rodney’s mouth parted with difficulty. “Chase, we were college mates. Back then, we were so close…”Ryan darted a frosty glance at Chase and furrowed his brows helplessly. He stood up, walked toward Rodney, and put h
Freya thought so too.She was so annoyed that her face scrunched up.Ryan looked at her. When he recalled Rodney claiming to love Freya just now, he began to feel a little uneasy.Freya was excellent. Now that she was living here with her family by her side, they could look after Dani, and she would have more freedom after work. It was inevitable that many outstanding men would go after her. Ryan had no regard for Rodney. Even so, he was not so arrogant as to disregard that there were other men more outstanding than him.Take Chase, for example, who was at the same table as Ryan. He came from the same hometown as Freya and was very successful in his career. However, he was still single…“What’s wrong with you?” Freya asked glumly when she noticed that Ryan had gone quiet.“Nothing.”Ryan shook his head with a smile.…After the banquet, Ryan took the whiskey and left.Mr. Lynch then invited some guests to his villa. Shaun and Eliza had work to do, so only Catherine and Chas