Chapter 9. Flashback VI

Freya

Dad suddenly entered our television room where I was sitting, switching channels of the LCD, too zoned out to focus on the screen.

I had celebrated my moment in every way possible, but one problem kept bugging me and that was how I would convince Mom and Dad for Ben. Let alone tell them about me dating him. I had been hiding about him because I knew they would create a fuss if they found out he was nobody like he didn’t own any business nor he was the inheritor of some massive patrimony. I knew they would never make it easy for me.

Ben didn’t know about all this crap. He had no idea that my parents expectations about my husband were beyond his imagination. He would get hurt and I didn’t want this. I couldn’t let him feel low about himself.

“I’ve come to tell you something.” Dad sat in front of me, giving me a brief smile.

I muted the TV and put down the remote. “Yeah?”

“I and Eastmond have signed a new, big joint venture today. The proj