Matteo had already shifted his focus back to the book when he casually commented, “Your annotations are quite
good.”
This was a compliment, but Freya pretended not to hear it. She grabbed the hairdryer and went back into the bathroom to dry her hair.
By the time she finished her skincare routine and lay down on the other side of the bed to rest, Matteo was still reading.
He didn’t fall asleep immediately, and Freya had no idea when he eventually did, as she fell asleep quickly.
The next morning, Freya woke up early. The sun had just risen, but the other side of the bed was already empty. The room was quiet, and Matteo was nowhere to be seen.
She was almost certain now that he hadn’t slept here last night–he must have gone to Raven’s room instead.
Was he that eager, unable to control himself even for a night?
After breakfast, Freya packed her things, grabbed her suitcase, and was ready to leave.
As she opened the door, she overheard Isabella’s voice in the hallway: “Aunt Raven is so bad. She promised to sleep with me last night, but when I woke up in the middle of the night, she went back to her own room.”
Isabella was apparently complaining to Aunt Sara.
Upon hearing this, Freya could confirm that Matteo hadn’t stayed in her room last night but had gone to Raven’s instead. It was evident they had spent the night together.
Isabella then saw her dragging her suitcase out: “Mom?”
“Mm.” Freya snapped out of her thoughts, closing the door behind her. “Mom has work to do. You stay here and have fun with Daddy.”
Isabella nodded eagerly, “Okay, I’ll stay here, Mommy.”
Freya went downstairs, and when she reached the bottom, she ran into Matteo, who was with Raven.
Seeing her carrying a suitcase, Matteo asked, “Are you leaving?”
Freya replied coldly, “Mm.”
“Did you call for a ride?”
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“Yes,”
He didn’t stop her, simply saying, “Okay.”
Freya walked out of the house, got into her car, and left.
Later that day, Levi woke up later than usual. When he came downstairs to join Matteo and the others for lunch, he suggested, “Trank, why don’t you go upstairs and ask her to come back for a bit?”
By “ask,” he naturally meant ask Freya.
Matteo responded indifferently, “No need. She’s already left.”
Levi raised an eyebrow. “She left?”
He paused, and so did Harry, who was sitting nearby.
“Yeah.” Matteo confirmed. “She had work to attend to.”
Levi, aware of the reasons behind Freya’s departure–regarding her company and her decision to join Cole–smiled and said, “Wow, she’s busy again, huh? She was busy yesterday, and now she’s busy today?”
He gave a knowing chuckle. “Doesn’t it seem like she can’t function without Cole around?”
To be honest, Freya had gotten in through the back door and had no real skills. She wasn’t one of Cole’s major shareholders either. If she said she was busy, it just sounded like an excuse.
It was one thing to make excuses, but to make such a flimsy excuse…..
Levi didn’t know what to say.
Raven, who overheard, understood Levi’s implied meaning. She chuckled silently as she continued eating.
Freya had no idea what they were thinking. After leaving the hot spring resort, she headed straight to Cole and worked until it was dark.
After two days of nonstop work, she was finally planning to head home when her uncle, Jason, called.
Half an hour later, she returned to the Miller family house, where her uncle and his family–his wife and two children, Xavier and Hugo–were waiting.
When they saw her, they greeted her warmly: “Cousin!”
Freya smiled faintly. “Mm.”
Hugo asked, “Where’s Isabella? Didn’t you say she came back to D City? Why didn’t she come for dinner?”
Levi, aware of the reasons behind Freya’s departure–regarding her company and her decision to join Cole–smiled and said, “Wow, she’s busy again, huh? She was busy yesterday, and now she’s busy today?”
Freya had no idea what they were thinking. After leaving the hot spring resort, she headed straight to Cole and worked until it was dark.
Freya smiled faintly. “Mm.”
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