This time, the call still didn’t go through.
Her brows furrowed involuntarily, a hint of worry hidden between them.
How could he not be reachable?
Even Evan didn’t know where he had gone, it was so strange.
Getting into the car, she forgot to tell Eagle where to go home in her inner turmoil. Eagle had already driven off, not hearing where Freya intended to go, and only asked, “Where are we going?”
Freya felt a headache coming on.
Unable to reach Elijah, with troubles of her own.
She closed her eyes and said, “Go home.”
Eagle glanced at Freya through the rearview mirror, seeing her agitated, he silently drove without speaking.
Back at home, Freya’s first words upon entering were, “Has Elijah come back?”
“Not yet.” Elowen stared at her daughter, “You call him by his first and last name?”
Freya hesitated.
She was anxious!
Elijah was unreachable, and she was burning with worry!
But in front of Elowen, she pretended as if nothing was wrong, “I’ve always called him by his name, what else should I call him? ‘My child’s father’? How crude?”
Elowen chuckled, “Loving couples all call each other husband and wife, why can’t you?”
Freya walked in, taking Morton, Kai’s younger brother, in her arms.
Elowen tapped her, “You didn’t wash your hands when you came back, full of bacteria!”
Elowen’s words made Freya more bold. She pinched the child’s cheeks, “My hands are clean, Mom, do you know who ‘husband’ was meant for in ancient times?”
Elowen blinked, “Isn’t it the husband’s meaning?”
Freya shook her head, “In ancient times, ‘husband’ was used to describe eunuchs. So, could I call Elijah that?”
Elowen was speechless.
Seeing Elowen’s reaction, Freya grinned.
Elowen quickly realized that Freya was joking with her.
Annoyed yet amused, Elowen lightly hit her arm, “You dare play this kind of joke with me, talking about eunuchs and such, how unlucky? And anyway, it concerns your happiness…”
“Concerns whose happiness?” Elijah walked in.
Upon hearing this voice…
Freya turned around.
She saw Elijah standing at the door, an expression of joy on her face immediately turned into anger, “Where did you go? Why couldn’t I reach you?”
Elijah walked up to her, playing with their son as he answered her, “My phone ran out of battery.”
Freya glared at him, “Did you wash your hands? Mom said if you don’t wash your hands, they’re full of bacteria and can’t touch the child.”
“Forget it, I mean, the child is surnamed Silverton, do what you want with Elijah!” Elowen snorted at her daughter.
This time, it was Freya’s turn to be speechless.
But she didn’t continue the topic.
She had just chatted casually with Elowen, secretly trying to lighten the mood.
To avoid being caught, she had worries on her mind.
Seeing Elowen leave, she finally asked Elijah, “You didn’t go out for work, so where did you go?”
Elijah reached out, “Give me a hug.”
Freya stared at him, “Answer me first.”
In a very serious tone!
Elijah chuckled, “Why? Are you going to eat me? By the way, were you talking about me just now?”
“Talking about you?” Freya was momentarily confused.
“Calling me a eunuch?” he raised an eyebrow mischievously, his black pupils fixed on her.
Meeting his serious gaze, Freya hesitated.
“I was just joking,” she couldn’t quite figure out what Elijah meant, so she tentatively asked, “Are you mad?”
Elijah picked up the child and said, “No.”
“Then why do you look off?” Freya gazed at him.
Elijah met her eyes, after a few seconds, he suddenly laughed, “I was just joking with you.”
Freya, “.”
She bit her lip, huffing, playfully slapping his shoulder, “You’re so annoying, always bullying me.”
Elijah joked, “Am I a eunuch now, how can I bully you?”
Freya quickly glanced around, giving him a forceful push, “Watch your words at home.”
Elijah just laughed without saying anything.
“No…,” Freya realized she had been led off track by him, “You haven’t answered me yet, where did you go?”
“Hurry up!” she grabbed Elijah’s arm.