Filed To Story: Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husband Book (Cora & Byron)
“My father was fine when I left home yesterday. No…
I can’t accept this!”
Freya was on the verge of collapse, and Georgia was also shocked. Georgia never imagined that online violence could so easily destroy a person’s life.
Seeing Freya about to rush out of the ward in her hospital gown, Georgia hurriedly put a coat on her and said,
“Let’s go. I’ll drive you to see your father.”
Then, Georgia personally drove Freya to the county hospital. When Freya arrived, her relatives were all waiting at the entrance to the emergency room. When they saw Freya, they all shouted for her to hurry inside.
Freya didn’t dare to imagine what she would find inside the ward, but her desperation drove her to rush inside without hesitation. At this moment, Duncan was already on his deathbed.
“Dad, I’m here.”
Hearing Freya’s voice, Duncan struggled to open his eyes.
“Freya…”
Duncan whispered weakly, extending his trembling hand toward her face. He tried his best to touch her, but his hand fell short due to his lack of strength. Freya quickly grasped his hand and placed it on her face.
“Don’t cry. I know you’re not like what they say online. My daughter is definitely not that kind of person.”
Duncan gently wiped away the tears on Freya’s face and spoke in fragments. Upon hearing those words, Freya’s tears streamed down uncontrollably.
“Dad, I know I was wrong. If I knew that falling in love with him would hurt you like this, I would never have started with him.”
Freya thought that she could live without Hayden, but she couldn’t live without her father, who cared for her the most. Why did fate punish her like this? She had already decided to leave Hayden, so why did fate take away the person closest to her?
“Silly girl, there’s no right or wrong in this matter. It’s just the way things happen.”
Duncan embraced this situation with more calmness than Freya.
Although Hayden bore some responsibility for this, he wasn’t at fault. Duncan wanted to tell this to Freya, but his breathing became increasingly rapid, and everything around him turned pitch black.
“Dad!”
Freya was terrified, gripping Duncan’s hand tightly, and cried out in anguish,
“Dad, don’t leave me…”
Duncan wanted to continue staying by his precious daughter’s side and be her everlasting harbor, but he was so tired, in so much pain, and couldn’t hold on any longer. Tears of reluctance streamed down Duncan’s face. In his last gasp, Duncan used all his strength to say to Freya,
“Freya, no matter what you do, Dad will support you…”
As his words trailed off, the instrument emitted a
“beep”
sound. The medical staff quickly came forward to examine him, then announced,
“The patient has passed away. I’m sorry…”
Hearing that, Freya felt her world crumble. No matter how others tried to persuade her, Freya clung tightly to Duncan’s hand and refused to let go.
“No, I won’t allow you to take him away.
“He cooked food for me just yesterday. How could he possibly be dead?”
The medical staff couldn’t do their work and could only ask Freya’s family to help separate Freya from Duncan. Watching her father covered in a white sheet, Freya collapsed to the ground…
After that, Freya seemed to become numb to everything around her.
Freya felt as though she and others lived in the same space, but there was a layer of film separating them. She couldn’t hear the sounds of the outside world, and everything felt unreal. In just one week, Freya lost a significant amount of weight. Everything felt like a dream to her, and she wished to wake up from this nightmare as soon as possible…
On the other side, due to spending the entire night soaked in cold water, Hayden’s arms became infected with knife wounds.
Upon leaving the hotel, he developed a high fever and was subsequently admitted to the hospital. For a week, his condition had been fluctuating, with only brief moments of clarity. When his condition finally improved slightly, Hayden immediately searched for his phone.
“Where’s my phone? Bring it to me!”
Hayden commanded his assistant. Hayden had been in the hospital for several days without any news or contact from Freya. He was worried that she would be anxious, scared, or overthinking about something.
But when the assistant brought the phone, Hayden realized that there were no missed calls or unread messages from Freya on his phone.
“Did you touch my phone?”
Hayden angrily stared at his assistant. The assistant shook his head, saying,
“No, Mr. Gollust. I did charge your phone these past few days, but I didn’t deal with any of the messages. Besides, I don’t know your unlock code.”
The assistant had been with Hayden for many years and had always been loyal to him. Even when Hayden left the Gollust Group, the assistant gave up a high salary to continue following Hayden. So Hayden trusted the assistant’s words.
However, Hayden looked at his phone in bewilderment.
“Then why hasn’t Freya called me even once?”
Snatched a Billionaire to be My Husban
Hayden and Freya spoke on the phone at least three times a day ever since their university days. Sometimes, when Hayden was busy, Freya would take the initiative to call him. It was rare for them not to talk for a whole week like this. Even when Hayden and Maura were engaged, and Freya had intense conflicts with him, such a situation never occurred. Hayden even went to check their last conversation record, but the result still showed it was a week ago. Hayden decided to call Freya, but a mechanical voice told him,
“Sorry, the number you dialed is unavailable!”
“Unavailable? What’s going on?”
Hayden became increasingly anxious. At that moment, his assistant, who had been hesitant to speak, finally said,
“Mr. Gollust, there have been escalating rumors on the internet about you and Miss Chambers rekindling your old romance. I suspect Miss Mcbride might have seen this news and got angry.”
“What news? Let me see!”
Hayden was furious. In fact, Hayden had a hunch that Maura might have another move up her sleeve and had planned to deal with it after he got out. However, Hayden fell ill right after leaving the hotel, and he was sick until now. The assistant quickly handed his phone to Hayden and said,
“Reporters captured photos of you and Miss Chambers entering the hotel together, and they also said that you two stayed there until dawn and then left separately.”
The assistant added,
“What’s strange is that after the news broke, netizens overwhelmingly criticized Miss Mcbride as the third party. So I suspect Miss Chambers might have hired online trolls to guide public opinion.”
Hayden quickly skimmed through the news and realized that the assistant’s analysis was correct. He did need to hold Maura accountable, but Hayden knew what mattered more at the moment was to meet Freya and make sure she was safe. That was right! Since Hayden heard that Freya’s phone number had become unavailable, he felt extremely uneasy.
Hayden’s intuition told him that Freya might not just be angry at him. Therefore, unless he saw Freya standing in front of him safe and sound, Hayden couldn’t calm down. Ignoring the doctor and assistants attempts to discourage him, Hayden insisted on checking out of the hospital and then asked his assistant to drive him directly to Freya’s hometown. When Hayden’s car entered the village, everything here seemed to be the same as before, but Hayden’s intuition told him otherwise. Especially the way those villagers looked at him. Those unfriendly looks made Hayden worried. However, Hayden comforted himself, thinking that it was because the news had spread around the village, so the villagers must have thought he was a heartless man. Hayden didn’t think it would be a big deal. He believed that as long as he explained everything to Freya and the villagers, everything would return to normal. But when his car arrived at the front gate of the Mcbride House, Hayden realized that things were not as simple as he expected. Hayden saw everyone inside the Mcbride House dressed in black. This was a symbol of a funeral! Who had passed away?
Hayden quickly pushed open the car door and rushed into the Mcbride House, only to see Duncan’s memorial photo displayed in the main hall. Freya was in a black dress, sitting in front of a table, crying silently. Maeve seemed unwell, leaning against a chair with the help of relatives. Hayden’s sudden entrance startled everyone, and they all looked at him in shock. But Hayden seemed oblivious to their gaze as he stared at Duncan’s photo in disbelief.
“No…”
Hayden still remembered that on the day he left the village, Duncan had told him that he temporarily disagreed with Hayden and Freya’s relationship, asking him to sort things out before making any decisions. Yet, Duncan personally saw him off at the village entrance, repeatedly reminding him to drive safely. Hayden could tell that Duncan had already treated him like a son, genuinely caring for him! But how could such a kind and compassionate person suddenly pass away?
As Hayden looked at the man smiling in the photo, his eyes suddenly welled up with tears.
“What happened to Mr. Mcbride? Wasn’t he always healthy?”
Hayden couldn’t accept it. Duncan had passed away so suddenly. However, the relatives of the Mcbride family stared at Hayden with cold eyes as if they believed he was feigning his grief. Since no one talked to him, Hayden rushed to Freya.
“Freya, what happened to Mr. Mcbride? He said that his health was fine, and he could live for another thirty or forty years. How could this happen?”
Hayden squatted in front of Freya, but she just stared blankly at him like a soulless puppet. Seeing Freya in this state, Hayden grew even more worried about her. He wanted to reach out and grab her hand. But Freya seemed not to recognize him, remaining motionless. ?
Seeing Hayden try to grab Freya’s hand, Maeve suddenly lost control. She rushed up and pushed Hayden away.
“Get out! Leave the Mcbride House immediately.”
Facing Maeve”s outburst, Hayden was confused.
“Mrs. Maeve Mcbride, these past few days…”
Hayden wanted to explain why he hadn’t shown up for so many days and also wanted to explain the news. He believed that Maeve’s anger and sadness were due to his disappearance during this period and the fake news. Hayden thought that as long as he explained clearly, they would forgive him. But before Hayden could finish his sentence, Maeve hysterically shouted at him,
“You’re the one who caused all this, and you’re responsible for what happened to Freya and her father. You executioner! You have no right to enter our home again!”
Maeve not only shouted at Hayden but approached and hit him. The people around were concerned about her reckless attitude, so they stepped in to stop and persuade Maeve. ?
“Things have already reached this point. Blaming him won’t change anything.”
Some people tried to reason with Maeve, while others tried to persuade Hayden.
“You better leave now and don’t come back.”
“That’s right.
Otherwise, not only will my aunt beat you up, but we won’t be able to control ourselves either.”
In the face of these well-intentioned persuasions, Hayden was still a bit unclear about the situation.
“What’s happened? I haven’t done anything wrong, so why can’t I come here? This is Freya’s home, and it’s also my home.”
Hayden pushed away the people trying to stop him and prepared to return to Freya’s side. Hayden had noticed earlier that Freya had obviously lost weight, and she looked not in a stable mood. Hayden felt so sorry for Freya and desperately wanted to hold her in his arms and comfort her. But the relatives of the Mcbride family continued to block Hayden’s path.
“You may not have hurt anyone by yourself, but what you did is just as bad.”
?
“We beg you. You have already destroyed her family. They are now a widow and a fatherless girl and have already suffered enough. Please, just think of the kindness they used to show you. Just let Freya be. Let her have a chance to say goodbye to her father..”
Hayden originally wanted to ignore everyone’s opposition and go to Freya’s side to accompany her. However, upon hearing these words, he froze. Duncan had been really nice to Hayden. During the days Hayden worked in the village, Duncan had taught him a lot about being a decent person. And so, in the end, Hayden didn’t continue rushing toward Freya.
Instead, he silently stood in front of Duncan’s photograph…
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Hayden bowed deeply three times in front of Duncan’s photo with sincere respect. He silently told Duncan about everything that had happened in the past few days in his heart. And in his mind, Hayden quietly told Duncan how grateful he was to him. In Hayden’s heart, he had long regarded Duncan as a respected elder to him. It was because Hayden and Freya had not yet been married, and several obstacles remained unresolved in their path. Hayden was afraid that expressing his gratitude to Duncan would make him feel uneasy and put Duncan in a difficult position with his respect.
Hence, he hesitated to demonstrate his appreciation. However, Hayden felt that if he chose not to say that here, there might not have been another opportunity later on. Hayden’s three bows were filled with profound sadness.
Seeing that, everyone present also felt sorry for him.
However, no matter what happened, Freya remained motionless. She appeared to be absorbed in her own world, shedding tears mechanically as if everything around her had no connection to her. Before departing from the Mcbride House, Hayden cast a long gaze at Freya. He observed her pale complexion. She appeared so fragile, as if a gust of wind could sweep her away at any moment.
Hayden felt deeply sorry for Freya and wanted to talk to her. However, Freya remained immersed in her own world and showed no response to him. In the end, Hayden could only leave the Mcbride House first and wait outside. Of course, Hayden believed that Maeve and other relatives of the Mcbride family had such a strong opinion of him, not just because he hadn’t shown up in the past few days. While waiting outside the Mcbride House, Hayden asked his assistant to investigate the matter. ?
Before receiving any answer from his assistant, Hayden bumped into Georgia, who had come to the Mcbride House to attend Duncan’s funeral. After accompanying Freya to the hospital, Georgia also helped her in managing her father’s post-incident affairs. Georgia knew about Freya’s pregnancy and understood that she didn’t have time to take care of herself. Therefore, she insisted on coming to the Mcbride House every day under the pretext of helping out, but in reality, she wanted to check on Freya and the baby in her belly.
However, Georgia didn’t expect to run into the missing father of the baby here!
Anger and resentment overwhelmed Georgia, and she slapped Hayden hard.
“How dare you show up here? If it weren’t for you, Freya’s father wouldn’t be dead!”
Hayden’s mouth was bleeding from Georgia’s slap. However, he also got a chance to ask his lingering question,
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