Freya opened her mouth and asked with complicated feelings, “Ryan, do you truly wish to perform well in the eyes of the Snow family’s elders? Do you want to… always be in a high position?”
“Freya, after coming so far, I have no other choice. I can only say that I would’ve been content and happy even if my dad was just a supervisor.”
Ryan had a smile on his face throughout the conversation, but Freya felt like she could see a hint of helplessness in that gentle man’s eyes.
That meal had indirectly closed the distance between them.
It was set that Freya would pay for the meal.
When she went out to make the payment, she overheard two waitresses’ discussion when she passed by a corner.
“Hey, the guy in the Crown Private Room tonight looks pretty handsome.”
“He’s already taken, though. Didn’t you see that he has a wife and was even carrying a child?”
“I saw it. That woman must be so happy to have such a handsome and caring husband. You might not have seen it, but the guy was carrying the child throughout the whole meal. I’ve worked here for so long and guys like that are rarely seen. It’s like they’re almost extinct.”
Freya did not go over to disturb them.
She thought those waitresses would not even believe that a good guy like Ryan preferred men.
In the following days, Freya worked in the mornings and took care of Dani at night.
Ryan would return to the official residence to eat sometimes, but he would occasionally spend the night outside.
Every time that happened, Freya would feel nervous. She was afraid that Ryan was dating men outside. Therefore, she sent a message to Ryan: [ Why didn’t you come back last night? Do you have a boyfriend outside?]
Ryan: [I’m not telling you.]
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