Chapter 66 He Took a Stand
Chapter 66 He Took a Stand
Chapter 66 He Took a Stand
Freya didn't know why she didn't push Austin away. Moreover, she no longer held hostility towards him. There was a doubt that had been lingering in her heart. She wondered, "Is this man really on my side?"
Freya was still a little confused when Austin pulled her into the passenger seat. Austin sat in the driver's seat. When he saw Freya forget to fasten her seat belt, he leaned his strong body toward her.
Freya immediately leaned toward the window in fright and looked at Austin vigilantly. She asked, "What are you doing?"
Seeing Freya's vigilance, Austin said a little bit angrily, "Even if I want to do something, there is not enough space in the car for me." As Austin said, he grabbed Freya's seat belt and buckled it.
Freya felt speechless. This man wouldn't let go of any chance to provoke her.
It was already past eleven o'clock noon, and Austin said, "Let's have lunch first. After lunch, I will send you to the company and we'll pick up our son in the afternoon."
Freya felt her face burning for no reason. She thought, "He called Daniel our son so naturally. Besides, his arrangement makes us like a couple."
Freya didn't speak. Obviously, she was a little unwilling to have lunch with Austin. Austin directly drove to a restaurant he used to go to regardless of whether she wanted to or not.
In the private room of the restaurant.
Austin ordered many delicious dishes, but Freya was still unwilling to talk. She often felt that she had nothing to say to Austin.
"Don't you want to talk to me about something?" Austin slowly opened the red wine.
Freya turned her head and looked out of the window. She said, "I have nothing to say."
"You can ask me anything. As long as you want to know, I will tell you." Austin squinted, knowing that Freya had a lot to ask.
Freya was stunned. Then she looked up at Austin and asked, "What do your family think about Daniel? Do they want to take him back as much as you do?"
"Daniel has only seen my grandfather. My parents are still abroad," Austin replied.
"Then what is your grandfather's attitude?" Freya asked curiously.
"He wants to take Daniel back to the Campbell family to raise him," Austin told the truth.
Freya got anxious, as if her heart was tightly grasped. She looked at Austin angrily and said, "I won't agree."
Austin looked at Freya calmly and said in a low voice, "Freya, calm down. If my family really wants to take Daniel away, do you think they will care what you think? There are so many ways for them to get you to give up custody."
"Unless I die." Freya's eyes turned red. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
"If you die, Daniel will have no mother. Can you bear it?"
Freya's nose twitched and her tears rolled down because of Austin's words.
Austin stared at Freya calmly and continued, "So, if you want to fight for Daniel's custody, just do as I say. At least he will be with you and will not leave."
Freya looked at Austin. Certainly, she didn't forget that he was also from the Campbell family, and he had also said to her that he wanted to take Daniel away. However, at this moment, even if Freya didn't see his deep eyes clearly, she inexplicably believed him. She held back tears and looked at Austin with tearful eyes. She asked, "Then what am I going to do?"
Austin stared at Freya quietly and said, "Within a year, you should take Daniel to live with me."
"What about after this year?" Freya asked in a hoarse voice.
A sense of loss flickered in Austin's eyes. He wondered, "Does she have no expectations for this year?"
Austin blinked slowly, with his long and thick eyelashes, and he replied, "If we are not married in a year, I will give up custody of Daniel."
"Get married?" Freya looked at Austin in amazement.
Austin couldn't help leaning close to Freya, looking at her with charming eyes. He explained, "Don't you want to give Daniel a complete family?"
Freya's brain was in a mess. Austin's requirements made Freya unable to digest for a while. She took a deep breath and said, "Are you a man of your word?"
"If you don't believe me, you can record my words as evidence that I will give up custody of Daniel in the future," Austin suggested.
Freya really picked up her cell phone. Austin frowned and thought, "She doesn't believe me that much?"
"Okay, I'll record it. Please say." Freya indeed didn't believe Austin because he was the first person in the Campbell family who wanted to take Daniel away.
Austin had a gloomy look. Taking Freya's mobile phone, he took the initiative to record his words once. "I, Austin Campbell, promise Freya Brooks that if we don't get married in a year, I will be willing to give up the custody of Daniel Brooks."
Freya took the phone and checked the recording. She suddenly realized that maybe she went too far and then put her phone away. Then she raised her head, smiled at Austin, and thanked him.
Austin felt that he must be crazy. Just for Freya, he chose to fight against his grandfather. Besides, he was caring and tolerant even though she didn't trust him at the moment.
At this time, the dishes were served, and the atmosphere was silent. Freya peeked at Austin several times, wondering why he was willing to help her like this and why he was willing to give up custody of Daniel after a year.
Only Austin knew the answer.
It was because he not only wanted his son but also Freya within a year.
However, obviously, it was much more difficult to get Freya than he thought. Within this year, he would do everything he could to seduce Freya by exuding his charm to the extreme.
Austin believed that Freya could fall in love with him.
He thought, "Isn't the most unbearable thing for a woman that a man treats her well? Then, I'll spoil her extremely within this year!"
Freya was tasting the dishes wholeheartedly, completely unaware of Austin's thoughts, let alone his sweet traps waiting for her.
After lunch, Austin sent Freya in front of the company. Freya glanced at him, but he drove away first.
When Freya returned to the office, the first thing she did was save the words recorded by Austin on the computer and upload them to her private iCloud backup.
After uploading, she put on earphones and listened to the words carefully.
While listening, Freya thought, "His voice is damn nice. It's husky, charming, and mellow."
After listening to the recording more than a dozen times, Freya stopped listening. She didn't dare to continue, or she would be fascinated by Austin's voice. Freya buried herself in her pile of design drafts.
In a large office of the Dawson Group, Edgar patted the table with a gloomy face and shouted angrily at the senior managers present, "Who leaked out the information? Why were our customers poached by the Campbell Group?"
"Mr. Dawson, we don't know either! The Campbell Group has always been uninterested in shipping. We also have no idea why they suddenly poach our customer this time."