She didn’t want Freya to join them for dinner. If her mom joined them, she would surely cause some tendon win Aunt Raven, and the meal would likely be awkward.
Raven smiled warmly and said, “Go ahead.”
After a moment of hesitation, Isabella went upstairs.
When she pressed the doorbell, Freya was already eating in her room.
Looking at the monitor in the living room, she saw that Isabella was standing outside the door. Freya set down her bowl and went to open the door. “Isabella?”
Isabella bit her lip and looked up at Freya. “Mom, Dad told me to ask you to come downstairs and eat with us
Freya declined right away, “I’ve already started eating. You all go ahead.”
Isabella sighed in relief. “Okay, I’ll tell Dad that you’re eating.”
Freya could tell that she was happy to go downstairs to join them. She observed her daughter’s expression and lightly replied, “Mm, go ahead.”
Isabella smiled and said, “Okay!”
She then turned around, but after taking two steps, she hesitated. “Mom, are you sure you’re okay by yourself? Do you want me to stay with you?”
The downstairs was busy, and it would be a bit lonely for her mother to be alone up here.
However, when she offered to stay with her, her tone was slightly forced, clearly preferring to join Matteo and Raven downstairs.
Freya didn’t want to force her.
She didn’t need forced company.
She bent down and gently said, “It’s fine. I like being alone. You go ahead.”
Upon hearing this, Isabella’s guilt immediately lessened. She nodded and said, “Okay, I’m going.”
“Go ahead,” Freya replied.
Isabella quickly left the room.
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Freya watched her leave and closed the door behind her, returning to her meal in peace.
Downstairs.
Isabella ran over to Matteo and said, “Dad, Mom is already eating, so she won’t be coming down.”
Levi raised an eyebrow. Smart move.
Harry lowered his gaze and remained silent.
Raven, on the other hand, smiled subtly, her lips curling with an almost imperceptible satisfaction.
She had known all along that Freya wouldn’t come down. After all, no one here truly welcomed her. Even if she did come down, all she would receive would be ridicule and exclusion from everyone.
In that case, it was better for her to stay upstairs, being the proverbial turtle hiding in its shell.
Matteo nodded when he heard this. “Alright, I understand.” Then, without any further insistence, he said to the others, “Let’s eat. No need to wait.”
Raven’s smile deepened as she gracefully sat down next to Matteo.
After finishing her meal, Freya returned to her work. At this point, Johnny had already arrived home.
Freya had come up with more new ideas, and after explaining them to Johnny, he immediately jumped up, exclaiming in excitement,
“Oh my God! Genius! You, little sister, are truly a genius in this area! I knew you could do it!”
He was so excited that he didn’t notice how loud he was being. He pounded the table in exhilaration before suddenly pausing, his face falling.
“Seven years! Seven whole years! If you hadn’t gone off to get married, our company might have been world–famous by now!”
Freya held the phone away from her ear at his outburst. It was getting a little too loud, and she couldn’t help but wince at the volume.
Johnny, realizing that he had crossed a line, quickly cleared his throat and got back to the topic at hand.
“Alright, alright, let’s get down to business,” he said. “To do something big, we can’t just rely on the two of us.”
He immediately contacted other members of their company, including Simon, to get them involved in the project.
He explained that while their abilities in the AI field were not on par with his and Freya’s, they were still quite competent and willing to learn.
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After arranging everything. Johnny uddenly asked, “So you’re alone the owe? What about your brand and the others?”
“I don’t know, maybe they’re eating.” Freya answered indifferently
“Just them? Father and daughter? Johnny probed farther.
“Raven, Levi, and the others are also there,”
“They’re all there, and they left you alone in your room? Johnny sounded increditors.
“They invited me downstairs, but I refused,”
“Well, that’s still considerate of Matteo, I suppose,” Johnny said with a hint of relief
Freya, however, didn’t feel the same way.
Her thoughts were similar to Levi’s: Matteo wasn’t really concerned about her, but more about avoiding Grandma’s nagging.
Besides, even if she went downstairs, with so many people around, all supporting Raven, she wouldn’t have to worry about being “bullied” by her. Therefore, they had no reason to fear her presence.
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