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
“Your mom has great taste.” Catherine clicked her tongue and said, “Honestly speaking, if you’re not with Ryan, Chase is indeed a good choice. Among Shaun’s friends, I actually admire Chase the most. Putting aside the fact that he speaks frivolously, he doesn’t put on airs and is quite approachable. More importantly, he was the only rational one among the four of them when faced with Sarah.”“I know that very well.”Freya nodded. After Shaun’s memory was rewritten through hypnosis, Chase was the only person who stood up for Catherine. Later, he was hardly even in touch with Rodney and the others.If it had been any other man who felt that it was Rodney, Chester, and the others’ fault, he would have turned a blind eye to it to avoid offending them.However, Chester did not do so, which showed that he had a sense of justice.That was what Rodney, Shaun, and Chester lacked.“I still remember when Rebecca and Cindy bullied us, Chase was the one who helped us.” Freya sighed. “If I had
“What?” Chase blinked in surprise. “I treat Catie the same way too. Based on what you said, Shaun will beat me to death, won’t he?”“It’s good that you’re not into Freya.”Chester nodded nonchalantly. After all, Freya was Ryan’s girlfriend. If Chase became Ryan’s love rival, the consequences would probably be… unfavorable.If Ryan started scheming, Chase might be no match for him. “Of course, I’m not into her. Please, I knew her much earlier than Rodney did. If I liked her, I would’ve long done that. She wouldn’t have been with Rodney or Patrick.” Chase giggled.“You seem quite confident in yourself.” Chester chuckled. “Frankly speaking, when you sided with Catherine back then, I thought you were interested in her…”“Both of us are from Melbourne, and Catherine and Freya are quite pure. I just couldn’t stand seeing you guys bullying these two women b.” Chase rolled his eyes at Chester. “I treat them as my best friends, understand? There can be pure friendships between men and wo