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With that, Mireya quickly washed up and went to look for Ryan. However, when she got to his place, she was told that he had been called to see the prime minister.
She quickly rushed to the main building.
Just as she went in, she heard sounds of things thrown and Nathan’s scolding from the study upstairs. Even the door could not block the sounds.
She had never seen Nathan so furious before. It made her frightened.
After standing there for over ten minutes, Mireya saw Ryan walking downstairs. His handsome face was ashen, and a scar was on his forehead. He was probably hit by something.
“Are you… okay?”
Mireya looked at him nervously. “Do you need…”
“No need.” Ryan lowered his head and walked outside.
“Stop right there.” Nathan’s somber voice sounded from behind. ” I don’t care how you do it, but you must clarify this matter. Also, you have to get a girlfriend within half a month. I can’t afford to lose my dignity.”
“Lose your dignity?” Ryan looked back and gave a deep, sarcastic laugh. “As your son, I don’t even have the right to fall in love with someone.”
“Shut your mouth, Ryan. Same-sex marriage may be legal, but don’t ruin your life. ” Nathan glared at him. “Break off your relationship with him right away.”
Ryan pursed his thin lips before he turned around and walked away.
Then, the living room fell into an eerie silence.
Mireya could feel her scalp turn numb. Nathan’s reaction had made her a little frightened.
“Mireya, you should advise him since you’re quite close with him.” Nathan said helplessly, “Too many people are eying the prime minister’s office. Considering that Ryan is young and has considerable standing, many people are jealous of him. If he continues to behave like this, he’ll destroy his future. It doesn’t matter to me whether I’ll continue in office, but he’s still young.”
As soon as Nathan finished speaking, he strode away.
Heidi also came down with a frown, like something was weighing on her mind.
“Godmom, do you want to have breakfast?” Mireya held her.
“I don’t have much of an appetite.” Heidi sighed. ” No wonder he’s not interested in the women I’ve introduced to him. I’m to blame for not noticing it. I don’t understand how he ended up like this.”
Mireya could not get her head around it either.
Women were great. Why would he like a man instead?
Even so, she said, “Godmom, who took those photos? How dare they publish those photos. Are they trying to go against the executive council?”
“Way too many people have been trying to go against us.” Heidi forced a smile. “Things weren’t so bad earlier. However, this world is always full of ambitious people. Even if Ryan and that person were just friends, other people might not believe it. That’s why he needs to get a girlfriend as soon as possible. It won’t be an issue even if he wants to get engaged.”
“Mireya, please advise Ryan, ” Heidi said. Mireya was at a loss for words.
Did she not advise him? She did. However, Ryan refused to listen to her.
In less than an hour, the news about Ryan coming out was soon suppressed. At the same time, the executive council publicly clarified that Ryan was only friends with that man. On the day the photo was captured, Ryan had drunk too much and lost his footing. Hence, his friend beside him supported him.
Even so, many people did not buy it.
Nevertheless, the PR deleted all the comments of those who did not believe it. Within a day, the news about that incident gradually died down.
After letting out a sigh of relief, Mireya called Ryan, but he did not pick up her call nor reply to her message.
She reckoned Ryan must be in agony right now.
She had once fallen for someone too. Indeed, the feeling of not being able to be with the person she loved was torturous.
However, how could she help Ryan? Ryan had helped her many times, so she wanted to help him, too. Ryan was still not back when she returned to The Lodge after work. Once she sent Dani to bed, she called Ryan again. Finally, someone picked up the call, but it was a strange voice.
“Hi. May I know whether you’re the phone owner’s friend? He has drunk a lot in the bar. I’m the server here.”
“I am.” Mireya immediately leaped to her feet. ” Which bar is that? I’ll come right away.”
After the server told her the address, she informed the sitter about it, took the car key, and hurried over to the bar.
Not many cars were on the road in the dead of night.
As such, she arrived there in about a half an hour’s drive.
Ryan was lying on a couch in the corner of the dark bar. One of his hands was resting on his eyes while the other was holding a wine bottle, looking drunk. He did not move a muscle.
She walked over and glanced at the empty wine bottles on the table. Then, she pushed Ryan violently.
He moved his arms. With his drunken eyes, he looked at her in confusion and dejection. On his forehead, the scar from being hit was still visible.
The sight of him tore at her heartstrings for a moment.
Having known Ryan for a long time, she had seen many of his sides. However, she had never seen him so despondent and helpless.
How sad and stressed was he to have drunk so much?
Given that he had helped her so many times, she wanted to help him so badly right now.
” Stop drinking. I’m taking you home.” Mireya took away the bottle in his hand.
“Leave me alone. ” Ryan shook loose of her hand, straightened his body, and continued to grab hold of the bottle.
Mireya directly clutched his arm and pulled him forcefully. “Let’s go home.”
Ryan was dragged up in a totter. However, he missed his footing and staggered for a while before he fell onto her.
Mireya stretched out her hands to wrap them around his waist. Only after she took two steps backward did she keep her footing. After she took a deep breath, Ryan suddenly extended his hands and hugged her.
Although she was momentarily stunned, she instinctively raised her hand and patted him on the back. She could not help but say loudly, “I know you’re upset, but drinking won’t solve your problems.”
Due to the loud music in the bar, she was not sure whether Ryan had heard what she said. All he did was bury his face in her neck.
“Let’s head out first. It’s too noisy here. If you want to drink, we can go somewhere else for a drink.”
Mireya coaxed him as she walked out with him.
Meanwhile, Ryan continued to lean on her like a helpless child.
Shortly after they walked out of the bar, Ryan lifted his hand and pushed her away. Then, he walked toward the other side with a stagger.
“Ryan, you can share it with me if something is weighing on your mind. ” Mireya went after him and gripped his arm stubbornly. “I treated you as a trash can when I was at my lowest point of life. Now you can do the same to me too.”
Ryan tottered and leaned against the tree. The moonlight shone on his reddened and drunken yet handsome face. “T-They said I… fell in love with… someone I shouldn’t.”
After he finished speaking, he burped with his eyes full of misery.
“Love?”
Mireya was confused for some time.
Only then did she recall the photo of Ryan holding hands with a man and come to realize that Ryan had fallen in love with a man.
It was not like, but love.
If Ryan were just an ordinary person, she would surely advise him to go after the man without hesitation.
However, she could not act as she wished because of his identity.
Furthermore, her godparents had told her to talk Ryan out of it.
“Do you… care about him that much?” Mireya’s scalp turned numb as it was her first time encountering such an issue. “Think about it carefully. Once you pursue your true love, your future will be ruined. Indeed, homosexual identity development is getting more prevalent everywhere, but your family is relatively conservative. Plus, you’re engaged in politics— “
“What do you want me to do?” Ryan suddenly interrupted her. His eyes were bleary and drunken.
