Freya had forgotten that she had written it. As she carefully recalled, it seemed that there was a time when she had a fight with Leo and ran out in anger. It was raining heavily that day, and Adam Jackson came back from outside, seeing her alone, holding an umbrella to shield her from the rain. At that time, she thought Adam Jackson was like a prince charming, who was gentle and considerate. She was around fourteen or fifteen years old, just at the age when her feelings were starting to blossom. And she wrote down her feelings of having a crush.
Now she felt so embarrassed thinking about it. She actually did something like this! Now she finally understood why Elijah always acted so strange and said inexplicable things. The root cause was here.
But when did he see it?
Later, she realized that Elijah could see it at any time since the diary was in the study. Now it seemed that she had to get rid of it and explain it clearly to Elijah. She wrote it when she was young and foolish. Thinking about throwing it away, she stood up, ready to get rid of it so that Elijah wouldn’t feel disgusted looking at it.
A dark figure flashed through the crack in the door. She didn’t notice, but kept walking, stepping out. At this moment, her youngest son started crying, not sure if he was hungry or needed a diaper change. She walked over and pushed open the door, where Elowen was already washing the baby’s bottom. Freya went to help prepare the formula.
“You go rest, I’ll handle it,” Elowen said.
Freya said, “I’ve already come down, let me feed him.”
“Alright,” Elowen agreed. She went to wash the diapers while Freya held the baby and fed him the formula.
The baby fell asleep while drinking. Freya held him and lay down. She gently patted her son, and as she continued patting, she fell asleep as well. When Elowen finished washing, she saw that Freya was sound asleep, so she didn’t wake her up.
Upstairs.
Elijah sat on the edge of the bed, facing the moonlight, leaving behind a straight figure. That dark figure that had flashed by the study entrance just now was him. He knew when she got up from the bed. He also knew that Freya hadn’t been sleeping. He pretended not to know anything, silently following her downstairs, just wanting to see what she was up to. Turned out, she went to look at her diary.
Was she reminiscing?
Or was she regretful?
Did she already hate herself?
Was she unwilling to share a bed with him anymore?
Elijah lowered his head and pressed his temples forcefully. For the first time, he felt a sense of powerlessness. The love of one’s youthful years should be hard to forget, and beautiful, right? He felt jealous, yet helpless.
Who let himself appear so late?
The morning sunlight poured in. Elijah, dressed in a sharp suit, looked polished and cold. At the dining table, he said, “I might have to go on a business trip, it’ll take about two weeks.”
Freya was perplexed, why would he go on a business trip when things were fine? “What’s the matter? Can’t it wait?”
“It’s company-related, I need to handle some matters at the headquarters in Country F.” Elijah said with a faint expression.
Freya looked at him. “I’ll pack your bags for you.”
“No need, let Linda do it. After we finish eating, I’ll drive you to the hospital.” He said, leaving the napkin and standing up, walking out of the dining room.
Freya felt that something was off with his mood. She thought it must be because of the diary.
Freya put down her fork and followed him. “Elijah…”
At that moment, Elijah’s phone suddenly rang. He answered the call from Evan, there was an urgent matter at the company that needed his attention. He put down the phone and said, “I’ll have the driver take you to the hospital.”
Freya looked at him. “Are you busy?”
“There’s something urgent,” he said and called the driver in.
Elijah didn’t give Freya a chance to speak, he escorted her into the car and drove off himself. Freya couldn’t shake off her uneasiness. Elijah’s aloofness today made her feel very unsettled. When they arrived at the hospital, she didn’t get out of the car. Instead, she instructed the driver to go to the company. She decided to see Elijah and talk things through with him.