“Alright. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have joked about you having big boobs and no brain.”
Ryan crouched beside Freya. He spoke to her while staring at Dani, “Although you’re usually clumsy, you’re quite smart when it comes to your job. Look, you’ve developed so many bottles and tubs of things. I wouldn’t be able to do it if it were me. I admired researchers like you the most when I was young.”
Freya’s lips curved into a smile at the praise. However, she quickly suppressed it. “I’m not a researcher at all. I just deal with cosmetics.”
“What’s wrong with cosmetics? It can make everyone prettier. Wow, if it weren’t for remarkable researchers like you, there’d be many weather- beaten faces in this world. It’s you people who make the world more beautiful.”
Ryan suddenly turned his head around, and his dark eyes blinked playfully at Freya.
When Freya met his eyes, she unconsciously raised her hand and slapped his shoulder lightly. “You’re exaggerating.”
“I’m not exaggerating. I respect each occupation and industry.”
After Rodney spoke, he glanced at the watch on his wrist. “I have to go to the main courtyard to meet a guest in my dad’s stead. I’ll come over when Dani is about to go to bed tonight. By the way, I’ve made an appointment with the photoshoot company. We’ll take Dani to her 1oo-day photoshoot this Saturday.”
Freya was taken aback. “If you’re busy…”
“It’s okay.” Ryan smiled before his silhouette disappeared amid the street lights outside.
Freya turned around and looked at her daughter. Dani was almost 1oo days old.
Not only did Freya think of it, but the Snow family members did too.
The next day, Wendy mentioned it when she came over to visit Freya. “Your grandpa asked if we should hold a banquet on Dani’s birthday…”
Freya shook her head and refused once she heard it. “No need. Rodney and I are divorced. If we hold a 1oo -day banquet for Dani at this time, the guests might feel that it’s ironic. There’s no need to do it.”
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