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
“Shoes?” Ryan raised his brows. “What shoes?”“Sports shoes. I need a pair of lightweight sports shoes.”Ryan said, “I can shop with you, but you need to pay for your shoes.”Freya was dumbfounded. “You can’t even bear to buy me a pair of shoes? Are you strapped? It should be okay if I choose a pair of shoes costing a few hundred dollars, right?”“You’re overthinking it. I’m not that strapped.”Ryan snickered and said meaningfully, “I can pay for anything else you want to buy except for shoes. It’s not good to give your other half a pair of shoes, especially sports shoes. Once you wear sports shoes, you’ll run fast. What if you run away from me? I’ll be very pathetic.”Freya was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses. She was slightly speechless. “Are you for real?”“Yeah,” Ryan said, “This is the saying from the older generation. Anyway, I have a friend who gave his girlfriend a pair of shoes when they just got into a relationship, but they broke up shortly after
Little did Ryan know the impact such a simple act had on Rodney.Rodney, who was in a nearby Land Rover, watched Ryan and Freya enter the restaurant with their hands held.His head nearly exploded.Today, he deliberately went to Freycatheli to wait for Freya. He knew that she would not meet him if he asked her out.He believed that she would forgive him one day as long as he persevered.However, he saw Ryan come shortly while he was waiting.After that, Ryan and Freya walked out together. The two of them were chatting happily before Freya gave Ryan her car keys.After they got in, they were not in a hurry to have the car started.What else could a man and a woman do in the car instead of driving?At that moment, Rodney’s mind was filled with a lot of thoughts. He imagined they could be hugging, kissing, or behaving more intimately than those. Nevertheless, the effect of the privacy glass was so good that he could not see anything inside the car.There were several times whe
Rodney rolled down the window. The traffic officer froze the moment he caught sight of his reddened eyes. “Excuse me. You can’t park your car here. Please move your car away as soon as possible, or I’ll issue you a fine.”Rodney pursed his thin lips. He did not move a muscle, looking just like a statue.“Hey. Didn’t you hear what I said?” The traffic officer began feeling impatient.“Go ahead and issue me a fine,” Rodney said frostily.The traffic officer realized that Rodney did not know his place, so he directly issued him a fine. “Hurry up and move your vehicle. Otherwise, I’m going to issue another fine to you later.” Rodney rested his face on the steering wheel that he was holding and gave a deep laugh.“You’re crazy,” the officer muttered before he rode on his motorcycle and left.Rodney’s posture remained the same. After staying still for quite a while, his dark eyes slowly became terrifyingly grim.Since the two of them got together behind his back, they should bear th
Ryan narrowed his eyes. He lifted his hand and grabbed hold of Rodney’s fist. Then, he warned him with a cold and low voice, “Watch your mouth.”“Am I wrong to say that?” Rodney bellowed in rage, “When did both of you start getting together behind my back? Have you no shame? One is my cousin, while the other is my ex-wife. Both of you are my closest family members, yet you betrayed me.”“We didn’t betray you. As you said, she’s your ex-wife. Now that you both are divorced, you have nothing to do with each other.”Next to Rodney who was worked up, Ryan looked remarkably composed.“Hah. Who knows if both of you got together before we divorced?” Rodney pointed at Freya, then at Ryan. “No wonder you couldn’t wait to divorce me back then. He even helped you to divorce me. Both of you have been in an affair since then! Do you take me for a fool? I’m indeed such an idiot to be cuckolded.”His bellow grew louder. Initially, only the security guards of the restaurant surrounded them. Late
Freya regretted it. If she had known this earlier, she would rather have left Dani fatherless and raised her alone. She should not have married Rodney, let alone accept him in order to provide Dani a complete family.While hugging Freya, Ryan pursed his lips tightly. His eyes flashed with remorse without her noticing it.He made a false step tonight.He wanted to announce his relationship with Freya via Rodney.He was well aware of Freya’s cowardice. Although she loved him, she did not have the courage to announce their relationship.In fact, he was afraid that if this situation persisted for too long, they might end up breaking up.Nevertheless, he did not expect Rodney to be so insane. Were those words what one should say?He used to think that Rodney became foolish all because of Sarah and that Rodney cared too much about his first love. Only now did it hit Ryan that Rodney had changed long ago.Rodney was no longer the cousin and family member Ryan used to play with.Rod