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Mireya should be happy for him, but she felt annoyed instead.
Ryan had not returned even after 8:00 p.m.
Mireya sent a WhatsApp message: [What are you doing? I heard Godfather introduced a childhood friend to you. Could you be dating now?]
Ryan replied to her with four words: [On a date now…]
Mireya looked at it for a while. She felt stuffy and tossed her phone aside.
When she went to have breakfast the next day, she saw Ryan coming over from the other side of the garden path. The morning sunlight shone on his tall and straight figure. Even though he was wearing dark clothes, his nobility could not be concealed.
“Good morning…” Ryan waved to Mireya.
Mireya rolled her eyes at him and walked away straight away.
Ryan was stunned. He quickly chased after her with his long legs and walked to her side. “Did I offend you?”
“No.”
Mireya denied it, but she was indeed not thrilled at the sight of Ryan. He did not talk to her after sending her those four words last night. She thought Ryan was prioritizing his lover over his friends.
When she went on a blind date last time, she was not like him. She even chatted on WhatsApp with him every day.
“Have you fully recovered from your cold?” Ryan suddenly asked.
“Yes.”
“Then when will we try it out?” Ryan said all of a sudden.
At first, Mireya was still clueless. After walking a few steps, she recalled what they had said in the morning the other day.
Her heart skipped a beat. She simply pretended not to know what he was saying. ” What are you talking about?”
“Did you forget?” Ryan frowned. “You promised me to let me try kissing you once.”
That really happened…
Mireya’s face blushed from anger. She glared at Ryan and said in a weird tone, “You don’t need me anymore, right? Didn’t your dad introduce someone to you?”
“You’re talking about Summer…”
“Oh, so her name is Summer.” Mireya raised her eyebrows. “She must be an elegant and pretty girl.”
“You’re mistaken. She’s not elegant at all.” Ryan corrected her while smiling. “Her personality is quite cheerful.”
“Isn’t that better? She suits you.” Mireya faked a smile. “So you can just look for her. Godfather said you two should get married next year.”
Ryan pressed his lips together and did not say a word as if he was silently admitting it.
Mireya forced a smile. “I’ll congratulate you ahead of time, then. It looks like I have to prepare a present soon…”
“Do you wish for me to get married?” Ryan pulled her and stared into her eyes.
Mireya brushed his hand away and continued walking with her head lowered. She replied casually, “I’m not the one who’s getting married. It’s your own affairs. However, Godmother asked me to advise you. You can only remove the negative news outside through marriage. Godfather has given his orders as well. If you keep dragging things out and not get a girlfriend, he’ll think that you still can’t forget about that man. By that time, it’s your career that’ll be damaged.
“You have to understand that it’s not certain Godfather can be re elected as prime minister. Therefore, he can only help you for these few years. If you don’t grab this opportunity, it’ll be hard for you to advance in the future. This is what Godmother told me last night.”
“Do I look like someone who has to rely on my parents to achieve greater heights?” Ryan’s voice turned cold. His usually gentle face was obviously unhappy. “Am I that incompetent in your heart?”
Mireya was stunned.
On a winter morning where the sun was shining brightly, things were disastrous here.
“That’s not what I mean. I’m clear of your abilities. I just think we can take some shortcuts sometimes. With the help of our parents, we can avoid many twists and turns in life.”
Mireya shrugged self-deprecatingly. “Maybe I should just mind my own business, but Godmother told me to persuade you. Forget it. I won’t meddle in your matters anymore.”
She turned around to leave after she spoke. She did feel aggrieved in her heart.
She was just advising Ryan kindly. Why was his tone toward her so cold?
Heidi had told Mireya to advise him, but he did not like it. Sometimes, Mireya was troubled being stuck in the middle.
Ryan gazed at her angry silhouette from behind. He wanted to say something else, but the dining hall was in front. He pressed his lips together and chose to keep silent.
Throughout the entire breakfast, Mireya was quiet. On the other hand, Nathan and Heidi would ask Ryan about yesterday’s blind date from time to time.
Mireya simply took a few bites and finished her breakfast. She went to the company early.
When she arrived at the company, she gave Forrest a call. “Brother, when will our family’s villa’s renovation be done?”
“I’m already urging the workers to speed up on it,” Forrest said, “But such a huge courtyard and house can’t be done instantly. Besides, it has to be safe for Dani to live in after the renovation. We have to leave it empty for a few months, so it’ll only be ready earliest by May next year.”
It meant that Mireya had to stay in the official residence for five more months.
She was depressed.
“What happened?” Forrest asked, “Is it uncomfortable staying in the official residence? Did the Snow family mistreat you again?”
“No. My godparents are nice to me. They’re nice to Dani too.”
Mireya stammered, “It’s just not convenient staying in the official residence. For example, you guys have to go through strict registration and procedures to come in to meet me. Moreover… Moreover, Ryan’s getting married next year. It’ll be uncomfortable when his newlywed bride moves in.”
Forrest thought about it for a while. He said, “Mireya, you can move and live with me, but have you considered that the prime minister and the others will overthink it if you suddenly move out despite them treating you well? Besides, I’m always on business trips. Dani and the sitter will be at home. What if Rodney comes and snatches Dani away? I won’t be able to be on guard 24/7 to protect Dani. As for Dad and Mom, they’re busy handling some trivial company matters in Melbourne, They can’t come over for now.”
Mireya went silent. Yes, she did have those worries as well. Therefore, she kept staying in the official residence even after her divorce.
“The official residence is big and safe. Dani can live free of worries there,” Forrest kept persuading her. “We’ll live with Dani in the future. There’s no need to rush things. As for Ryan’s marriage, I don’t think they’ll get married right after New Year’s. They have to make preparations for a few months at least. When the bride moves in, you can definitely move into our family’s villa too.”
“Okay.” Mireya had no other excuses to refute him.
Actually, Mireya knew that the pros of her staying in the official residence outweighed the cons. However, when she recalled Ryan’s cold attitude toward her that morning, she felt very uncomfortable.
She even felt very aggrieved.
She was so aggrieved that she did not want to live with him anymore.
Besides, she did not want to stay there to witness him being lovey- dovey with his wife after he got married.
“Stop overthinking.” Forrest consoled her. ” Actually, Prime Minister Snow and his family are pretty nice. After my land was approved, I encountered many obstacles because other people got jealous. Ryan helped me a few times in secret. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to move our headquarters over here so smoothly. I only got to know about this from other people recently. You should contact Ryan. We should treat him to a meal tonight.”
Mireya was astonished. She did not know Ryan had helped her brother out so much from behind the scenes.
“Forrest, why didn’t you tell me anything?”
“What do you know? Besides, I don’t want you to go to the Snow family for help. The more they help us, the more favors we owe them. However, Ryan was aware of the company’s difficulties. Maybe he has been keeping an eye on Lynch Corporation’s matters in secret all along. He’s quite thoughtful.”
Forrest rarely thanked someone. Since he said that, Mireya understood that Ryan must have helped them out a lot. “We should thank him. However, he’s busy dating nowadays. I don’t know whether he’ll be free tonight.”
“Ask him. It’s his problem if he’s busy, but we have to express our gratitude,” Forrest said.
“Oh.”
After the call ended, Mireya tapped into her Whatsapp chat with Ryan. Their chat stopped at the message ¡®On a date now’ from yesterday night.
She did not want to start chatting with Ryan at all. If he kept his tone from that morning, it would be embarrassing for her.
Besides, the worst thing was that he did not apologize to her for his attitude the next morning.
It was infuriating.
Forget it. Ryan had helped the Lynch family out. She could just make it clear that it was her brother who wanted to treat him to a meal. She had no choice but to send him a Whatsapp message.
