At least now was not the time yet.
A few days later, Nathan and Heidi came back from overseas.
Both of them had gone to participate in an international meeting, and some new changes had taken place in the international landscape.
However, Freya was not worried about those things since she had no knowledge of them.
On the day they came back, Nathan flew into a fury a t the dinner table. âRodney is going too far. You and Freya are just siblings, yet he unreasonably accused you guys of having an affair without considering the consequences. I mustâve pampered him too much. He doesnât even think with his brain now.â
Heidi furrowed her brows. Despite her old age, she was still elegant. However, her face was full of dissatisfaction. â I heard Osher isnât doing very well lately, and there are a lot of scandals about it.
Having said that, letâs not be bothered about his affairs anymore.â
âI wonât care about him, and heâll have nothing to do with me from now on. Heâd better not show off out there using my name.â
Only after Nathanâs temper flared did he start eating.
Freya and Ryan kept quiet.
After dinner, Heidi gave Freya a few gifts she had brought from overseas. They chatted until 8:00 p.m., and Freya returned to her place.
Ryan wanted to return home too. However, Heidi made him stay in the end.
The two of them faced each other. Heidi observed her son in front of her and asked suddenly, âRyan, be honest with me. Are you in love with Freya?â
âMom, you believe in Rodneyâs nonsense, huh?â After being momentarily stunned, Ryan smiled. â Heâll find Freya indecent whenever she becomes close to a man.â
âThatâs good to know. After all, you and Freya arenât related by blood, and both of you are almost of the same age.â
Heidi stopped probing into the matter. Instead, she reminded him, âIn fact, Freya is a good woman, and I quite like her too. If she had married someone unrelated to the Snow family instead of Rodney, I wouldnât object to you getting together with her even if she was divorced. When it comes to relationships, itâs up to you. Iâll never force you to get a well-matched marriage. But since she was married to your cousin and weâve acknowledged her as our goddaughter, you can never be with her.â
âYouâre overthinking things.â
A vague smile spread across Ryanâs face. He understood his motherâs thoughts.
Now that he was not capable enough, he did not want to argue shamefacedly. There was no need for it as it might hurt Freya in the end.
Seeing how cool her son was, Heidi sighed in relief.
âRyan, your dad is the prime minister, so our words and actions will be the model in Australia. As the prime ministerâs son, you need to be careful with your words during his time in office.â
Heidi said helplessly, âYouâre not young either. You should find time to go on a blind date. You must get along with other women apart from Freya.â
âMom, youâre exaggerating things. My workplace is filled with women. Plus, I donât want to go on a blind date because those women will pester me after each session. Itâs annoying.â
Ryan turned her down impatiently.
Heidi was speechless. âThey only pester you because youâre brilliant.â
âThatâs that.â Heidi was resolute. âYou may go back and sleep now.â
With that, Ryan turned around and left. Hah. He was fine with going on a blind date.
However, he would not be interested in any of them.
Even so, he could not turn Heidi down, or she would suspect that he was interested in Freya.
How annoying.
Which dumb*ss in the Snow family made his parents acknowledge Freya as their goddaughter?