âI didnât forget that, but-.â
âBut now that Iâm the prime ministerâs wife, does it mean that the Lynch family is riding on your coattails?â Heidi cut in, âNathan, Iâm fully aware that you wouldnât have married me if not for my familyâs status. After all, you were with your first love at that time.â
âThatâs all in the past. Why are you bringing it up?â Nathan lowered his voice helplessly. âOur child is all grown up now. Donât you know my feelings for you by now?â
âNathan, if my dad comes up to you and tells you that you have everything today because of the Lynch family, will you feel comfortable with that?â Heidi suddenly asked.
Nathan nodded. âFine. My dad has indeed gone too far, but heâs old. I feel torn being caught in the middle. Whatâs more important now is our sonâs issue.â
Ryan, who wanted to stay invisible at the side, was suddenly called up. He immediately straightened up.
Heidi glared at her son and scoffed. âYour gay affair earlier mustâve been your plan. You wanted us to assume that youâre into men so we wouldnât suspect your relationship with Freya, right?â
âYouâre quite scheming.â Nathan gnashed his teeth in anger. âYou were trying to fool your mom and me, huh?â
âDad, Mom, both of you are wrong.â
Ryan said with an aggrieved look on his face, âIndeed, that was a diversion. But it was targeted at Freya, not both of you. At that time, I wanted to make her think that I was into men. Then, she would treat me as her best friend and not suspect my motive since I treat her well as a friend. If she knew that I liked her, she definitely wouldnât have allowed me to pursue her and wouldâve quickly moved out of The Lodge.â
Nathan and Heidi were stunned. The former frowned. âDo you think Iâll buy that?â
âSuit yourself, but think about it. At that time, she just got a divorce, and Iâm the prime ministerâs son.
She wouldâve been out of her mind to let me pursue her. What if you guys found out about it and got mad? She doesnât even have the guts to do it.â
âShe had the guts in the end, didnât she?â Heidi asked with a discreet smile, âHow long have you guys been flirting with each other and deceiving your dad and me?â
âI purposely made friends with her afterward. I was meticulous about caring for her, making her get used to having me. Didnât I deliberately approach your friendâs daughter that time? I did it to make Freya jealous, That way, sheâd realize that I would no longer treat her that well after I get a girlfriend. At the same time, I wanted her to be aware that she has become relianto n me After that, I confessed to her, and she accepted me.â
Heidi could not bring herself to see her sonâs smug look.
in fact, the scheming Ryan could do that.
If he had been eyeing Freya, she might not be able to escape his clutches, considering her najvety Nathan told Ryan off, âHow dare you say that? Are there no other women in this world? Why did you have to pick Freya-â.
âDad, I know youâre about to say that she has gotten married and given birth to a child. But when it comes to relationships, who can think it over rationally? If one can be rational, itâll have to do with benefits and not purely relationships.â
Ryan quickly added, âFurthermore, she didnât turn fat or ugly even though she has given birth to a child.
Sheâs still young, and she doesnât even look like a mother.â
âSo no matter what I say, youâre dead set on being with her, right?â Nathan asked with his teeth gritted.
âYes. If you want to teach me a lesson, you can send me to the grassroots again. Thatâs good since Iâll have plenty of time to focus on my relationship there, unlike now when I can only go on a date once a week and have to constantly worry about being poached,â Ryan said hopelessly. âDad, why donât you arrange for my transfer tomorrow?â