Chapter 126

She wanted to go over and teach those two a lesson for casually discussing someone else, especially when that person was right there. But before she could do anything, Freya had already stopped her.

Freya calmly shook her head and said, “It’s okay.”

Maybe she didn’t have much of a personality, or maybe she was just ordinary. But she knew who she was. Whether or not others liked her didn’t matter that much to her.

After Rex and his friend finished their conversation, they drank their water, put their cups down, and left.

Jessica was fuming. “I used to think Rex was a connoisseur of tea, that he had some character, that he was interesting. I didn’t expect even him to be charmed by Raven!”

Before Freya could respond, a sleazy-looking man walked over toward them. He and Jessica knew each other. His eyes, filled with lust, lingered on Freya as he smiled. “Jessie, is this your friend?”

Before he could continue, Jessica immediately knew his intentions. “What kind of person are you to eye my friend? Get lost!”

The man’s expression darkened. “Jessica, you—”

Jessica White shot him a sharp, threatening glare. The White family wasn’t to be trifled with, and the man quickly realized he couldn’t provoke her, so he backed off and left.

Jessica took a big gulp of her drink, clearly angry. “This is the, what, fifth or sixth man tonight trying to hit on you? And why is it always these trashy guys? Why is it that all the decent ones are so into Raven?”

Freya didn’t respond immediately. She gave a slight smile, patting Jessica’s back to help her calm down. She was about to speak, maybe to explain that Raven was indeed impressive and outstanding, but before she could, Jessica’s expression suddenly turned cold.

Freya followed her gaze and saw Raven standing not far away, holding two cups of water. She didn’t know when Raven had arrived, but judging by the smile on her lips, Freya and Jessica both felt certain that Raven had overheard Rex and his friend’s conversation.

When their eyes met, Raven’s smile deepened. She didn’t say anything, but with a cold and disdainful glance at Freya, she turned and walked away.

“Damn it!”

Jessica was furious, her hands clenched into fists as though she wanted to rush up and tear Raven apart. “She’s just the daughter of a mistress, and she’s also the mistress herself! What’s she so proud of? And ‘the one everyone loves’ – I think she’s just a pile of crap, ugh!”

Freya poured her another glass of water and asked, “What do you mean, ‘the one everyone loves’?”

“Raven,” Jessica spat. “Like what Yves Jolly, Rex’s friend, just said – those second-generation heirs with heads full of nonsense in the circle, for some reason, they’re all completely enchanted by her. Now everyone’s calling her the one everyone loves, the kind of person who everyone falls for!”

Jessica kept grumbling. “But the idiots saying this, fine. What really gets me is even Matteo and Rex—”

Jessica paused as she realized she might have said something that might upset Freya. She immediately stopped and said, “Wait, no, I mean… Mag, I’m just…”

Freya shook her head. “I’m fine.”

Since childhood, with people like Logan, Lauren, and even Old Madam Brown all turning their backs on her, and in the past two years, Matteo falling head over heels for her, and even Matteo wanting her to be his mother… Through all of it, Freya had never spoken to anyone about how she truly felt. She had never cried for any of these things. If she couldn’t bear it, then any one of those events should have been enough to break her down. But over the years, she had gotten through it all.

Compared to all those events, what did Rex and the others matter? After hearing Rex and his friend’s words, it could be said that her heart remained calm and unaffected.

Jessica paused and didn’t speak again. She reached out and hugged her. “Mag…”

Freya smiled and said, “It’s getting late. Let’s go back.”

“Alright. As for your grandma’s birthday present, I’ll go with you to pick it out another day. I don’t believe we won’t find something you’ll be satisfied with.”

Freya smiled. “Alright.”

They held hands and left together.

As they exited the building and walked toward the parking lot, they happened to run into Matteo and Raven, who were also about to leave.

Chapter 126

Matteo and Raven glanced over at them, but Freya pretended not to notice and got into the car first. Jessica huffed at them and opened the passenger door. The car quickly drove off.

Raven glanced at Matteo. Matteo said, “Let’s go.” Raven gave him a sweet smile. “Alright.” As she spoke, her eyes subtly flicked toward the direction where Freya had left, and her smile deepened.

After dropping Jessica off at home, Freya was about to turn the car around and leave when her phone rang. It was a call from Isabella.

“Mom, when are you coming home?”

Freya connected the call to Bluetooth while starting the car. “Mom won’t be home tonight. You should go to bed early. I’ll come see you once I finish up some things tomorrow.”

“Alright…”

Hearing Isabella’s tone, Freya could tell that she was probably just bored. These days, Isabella had been spending most of her time with Raven. But tonight, Raven had come to the auction with Matteo, so there was no one to keep her company. That’s probably why she felt lonely and thought of calling her.

Freya said, “Goodnight.”

“Mm, goodnight, Mom.”