Chapter 224

Just then, someone came over to greet him, so Rex walked away. A little while later, Rex was about to head to the restroom when he caught sight of Freya and Matteo standing nearby. He suddenly stopped in his tracks. The image of Matteo and Freya embracing from a month or two ago flashed into his mind. Before he could react, he saw Matteo holding a slice of cake and offering it to Freya. Rex watched them, pursing his lips, and walked toward them. Freya didn’t reach out to take the cake.

As he got closer, Matteo saw him and turned to greet him, “President Hardin.” Rex said lightly, “What are the two of you talking about?” Matteo chuckled, “We haven’t had the chance to talk yet.” Before Rex could respond, Freya, without acknowledging him, bypassed him and turned to leave. Rex watched her leave, then his gaze shifted to Matteo, who was holding two drinks. “What’s this?” he asked.

Matteo replied, “Specially made cocktails. Would President Hardin like to give it a try?” Rex hesitated. “Is the other one for Miss Brown?” “Yes.” Rex was about to say something when Matteo suddenly added, “I’ll be over there for a moment, President Hardin, feel free to do as you wish.” Rex frowned, watching as Matteo walked off. He realized that, at some point, Raven had joined Johnny, and Freya was heading toward them. Rex froze for a moment. Matteo was hurrying over, likely because he was concerned that Raven might be bullied by Freya and Johnny. Thinking this, Rex furrowed his brows and walked in their direction.

Raven had only just arrived. She hadn’t even had the chance to say much to Johnny when Freya came back. However, she didn’t mind and acted as if Freya didn’t exist, addressing Johnny instead. “President Gray-” “Back already?” Johnny didn’t acknowledge her, instead turning to Freya. “Are you okay?” Earlier, he had seen Matteo walking toward her. He had wanted to go over but was intercepted by Raven on the way. Freya shook her head. “I’m fine.” As Matteo had said, they hadn’t had a chance to speak yet when Rex arrived. So, nothing had happened. At that moment, Matteo and Rex walked over.

Matteo handed the other drink to Raven and asked, “What were you talking about?” Seeing him approach, Raven’s eyes softened. She took the drink with a smile. “I was hoping to ask President Gray for some advice, but I haven’t had the chance to speak yet.” Matteo nodded and looked at Johnny. “I wonder when President Gray might be free to have a meal together?” This was clearly Matteo’s way of arranging a private meeting between Raven and Johnny. Upon hearing this, Freya’s expression turned colder.

Johnny, on the other hand, gave a cold laugh and said, “Sorry, I’m not free anytime.” Before Matteo could respond, he turned to Freya and said, “Mag, let’s go.” Freya nodded, not sparing them another glance, and turned to leave. Rex, who had been somewhat concerned about whether there was something going on between Matteo and Freya, now realized that he had misjudged the situation. Matteo was clearly more concerned about Raven and was actively trying to help her by arranging a private meeting with Johnny.

Rex now understood: there had never been any animosity between Johnny and Raven. Right now, Johnny was Freya’s greatest support. If Matteo managed to break the ice between Raven and Johnny, then Freya would lose her advantage and her sense of superiority. This would indeed be a good thing for Raven.

After walking a bit farther, Johnny clicked his tongue and asked, “Are you alright?” Freya shook her head. “It’s nothing.” Compared to some of the things in the past, Matteo’s little actions didn’t really matter. Johnny asked, “Should we head back?” They had originally planned to leave. But, unexpectedly, something like this had happened before they could. Freya nodded. “Let’s go.” Before leaving, they went over to say goodbye to Harry. Harry hadn’t expected them to leave so soon. However, he could tell that Freya wasn’t the type of person who enjoyed socializing. Since she didn’t like it, he didn’t want to force her and said, “Let me see you out.”

The Cole cocktail party was three days after the Becker Family’s event. Harry arrived quite early that evening. Without Raven, Matteo, Rex, and others present, nothing major occurred at the Cole party. There were plenty of guests that evening. Freya and Johnny were both extremely busy and didn’t have much energy to pay attention to Harry. By the time the party was halfway through, they noticed Harry was chatting with Jason, and it suddenly occurred to them that Harry hadn’t left early as they had expected. After all, the Brown Family’s cocktail party was also held that evening. They had thought Harry arrived early intending to leave halfway through and attend the Brown Family’s event.

But unexpectedly… Johnny, quite pleased, couldn’t help but comment, “This is what it means to value our Cole collaboration, see? This is an example. As for Rex… I’m too lazy to talk about him.” Freya was also somewhat surprised. Harry was being so considerate, so neither Freya nor Johnny wanted to be impolite. They walked over to Harry and greeted him politely, “Mr. Becker, there are quite a few guests tonight. If we’ve been inattentive, please bear with us.” Throughout the evening, Harry’s attention had frequently been on Freya, though no one else seemed to notice.