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
After dinner, Chase stayed around to play chess with Mr. Lynch for a while. Only at about 8 p.m did he get ready to leave.“Freya, hurry up and see Chase off.” Mrs. Lynch nudged Freya. “Aren’t you close to Chase?”Freya was speechless. Her parents had made their intention way too obvious tonight.Nevertheless, since her mom had said it, it was bad if she chose not to see him off.Chase’s car was parked in the courtyard. When Freya saw him off, they passed by a garden, and Chase suddenly gave a deep laugh. “Oh? Say, could your parents be trying to set us up?” Freya was embarrassed. “Ignore them. They just like to goof around. I’m a divorced woman. How can I possibly deserve to be with you, Young Master Harrison?”“Don’t say that. Although you’re divorced, you’re doing better in your career than I. Plus, you’re the prime minister's goddaughter. If I get together with you, it shows that I’m trying to play up to them.” Chase promptly said, “But I can see that you have no interest
As soon as Freya finished speaking, she heard Ryan gnash his teeth and criticize her with a low voice.“Freya Lynch, are you trying to piss me off?”“Since you suggested it, I had no choice but to take it into consideration,” Freya said coyly.“Freya Lynch.”Ryan, who was always calm, was infuriated at that point. “Fine, fine. I was kidding.” Freya did not dare to fool around anymore. “I think you’re boring.”“I’m boring?” Ryan was maddened. “If a pretty, excellent woman appears by my side, and I claim that she’s only a good friend of mine, yet we meet up frequently, do you think you won’t be angry?”“The thing is, I don’t meet Chase often. He lives in Melbourne. He only came over this time to attend the banquet, considering that our families work together. He’s also here for another two days because he has friends here. He’ll return to Melbourne soon.”Freya said helplessly, “My parents were the ones who invited him over tonight. I couldn’t possibly stop him from attending, r
“Yeah. I think so too. Let’s concentrate on the sample and see if the result will be better. We’ll test it internally for a while first. If it’s good, we’ll launch the new product.”Freya removed her gloves in a good mood and said with a smile, “Let’s get off work. Everyone has been quite stressed lately. Relax in the next two days. There’s no need to rush.”“You too. You can spend some quality time with your boyfriend.” Tessa winked at her. “It’s been a while since I last saw your boyfriend.”“He’s away on a business trip.”Freya took off her white coat in the changing room. After changing into a knit sweater, she was ready to leave. Suddenly, she caught a husky figure leaning against the wall at the exit of the laboratory. The man was wearing a plain, decent, black shirt. With his shirt tucked in his trousers, he appeared to have broad shoulders and long legs. Although he was wearing a mask, it was hard for one to avert their eyes away from him due to his sturdy physique and attr