At the end of the album, an envelope was tucked inside it.
Freya knew roughly how much money was in it by just touching it. It was not a lot, but it was not a small amount either.
"It''s Dani''s pocket money for the new year from me, her uncle," Ryan exined. "This is her first New Year''s Day. This is the least I should do."
Since he put it that way, Freya could not decline. After all, Dani was indeed his niece.
"Ryan, no matter what, thank you." She turned her head and said with a serious gaze.
"You''re wee."
Ryan took a blue bracelet out from his pocket. "This is a bracelet with a lucky charm. Next year might be an unlucky year for you. Wearing this will improve your luck. It wasn''t expensive. You''re not allowed to refuse it."
He put it on her wrist after speaking.
It was really not expensive. There was just a small apple made of pure gold hanging in the middle of the bracelet. The style was in, but it was thoughtful.
Freya remembered her mom mentioning that it would be an unlucky year for her next year. Her mom told her to wear more clothes and things with her lucky color, which was blue. Before she could buy anything, Ryan gave her this.
"I still have something to show you."
Ryan pulled her over to sit down. He entered a moneymanaging application on his phone. "Didn''t you say you don''t know enough about me? This is all the money I have. There are stocks, funds, and some treasury bonds..."
Freya was caught off guard. She saw everything. She was stunned and wanted to push his phone away.
However, Ryan did not give her the chance to do so. He even typed his bank password in front of her and let her see his savings inside. "This is my savings... This is my pay card... This is the money I earned from investing with some ssmates and friends overseas. I definitely don''t earn as much as you do, but it''s still enough for me to marry a woman and pay for my children''s education.
"This is my phone''s password. I can input your fingerprint as well. You can look at my phone anytime you want," Ryan said.
"No need. Enough. Stop." Freya kept withdrawing her hands as she was startled. "Do you think you understand me enough now? Can you start trusting me?"
Ryan said with a hoarse voice, "Freya, what I''m saying is that we can try dating first. You can only find out if a rtionship is suitable by interacting with each other and dating. If you reject me from the start, I''ll be frustrated."
Freya''s heart was in a mess. "If your parents weren''t m y godparents, I''d surely be willing to date you, but-"
"I remember telling you from the day I confessed to you that I have 100 percent confidence that I can deal with my family. I won''t let my parents hurt you."
Ryan interrupted Freya. He stared at her with a sharp gaze. "Freya, are you afraid that you''ll fall deeply in love with me? Is that why you dare not try it out with me?" "Who''s falling deeply in love? You''re too selfobsessed." Freya was agitated now.
"I''m not self-obsessed. You''re afraid of falling in love with me."
"To hell with that."
"Then why don''t you dare to be in a rtionship with me?"
"I don''t want to be criticized by others."
"You''re just afraid of falling in love with me."
"Nonsense." "Then why don''t you give it a try, then?"
"Let''s try it, then. I''m not scared of you." 2
After blurting out those words rashly, Freya desperately wanted to bite her tongue off. How did she end up getting caught in his trap? She was about to go crazy. "I''m taking back my..."
Before she could speak, her mouth was sealed by an excited kiss.
Ryan pressed against her on the sofa. After kissing her hard, heughed hoarsely. "You can''t take back the words you said unless you''re a timid coward." 3
"I''m not a coward... Mmmh." Freya was kissed again.
"I know you''re not a coward because you''ve already agreed."
Ryan deepened the kiss mischievously. His hands slowly moved over and he interlocked his fingers with Freya''s flustered hands on the sofa.