Chapter 62 Isabella My Husband Likes Men
As soon as Freya saw her, she blurted out, "Didn't you say you'd be back early? Why so late?"
Isabella sighed, not jumping into an explanation. Instead, she asked, "Where are the kids?"
"They're asleep."
"Asleep again?" Freya raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, I took them for a walk before you got back. They played on the slide for a bit and crashed as soon as we got home. How'd your talk with the Perry family go?"
"It went well. They're super grateful."
"Of course they are. Albert's their only heir, and they were freaking out when he got sick. Now that he's better, they're over the moon. You even made it to the trending topics today."
"What?"
Freya chuckled. "Relax, they blurred your face."
Isabella let out a breath. "That's a relief."
"You look beat. Go freshen up. We're sharing the bed tonight."
"Alright."
Isabella checked on Hugo, Justin, and Paul, then washed up. As soon as she lay down, she asked, "Freya, do you have work tomorrow?"
"Yeah, it's Monday. Why? If you need something, I can take a day off. My boss is pretty chill."
"I need help tomorrow. Can you help Hugo, Justin, and Paul adjust to kindergarten?"
"Sure, no problem. What do you need to do?"
"Sigh!" Isabella felt a headache coming on.
She recounted what had happened at the community gate earlier.
Freya's eyes widened. "He actually threatened you to be a nanny at his house? What's his deal? Is he into you?"
"Absolutely not! You should see how badly he treats me!"
"So he really wants you to be his son's nanny?"
"Probably. His son has bipolar disorder. I guess he saw how I helped Albert and got interested. It's not that I don't want to help Dennis; I just don't want to interact with him. If he really is Hugo and Justin's biological father, the more I interact with him, the easier it will be to expose Hugo and Justin."
Freya nodded, "So what now?"
"I don't know."
"The best solution is to pay back the money we owe! How about I talk to Daniel? I'll ask my parents for some, and borrow some from Daniel, and try to gather enough to pay him back! That way, he won't bother you anymore!"
Isabella immediately shook her head. Ten million dollars is a huge amount!
Even though she knew Freya's parents and Daniel had money, ten million dollars was still an astronomical figure for them.
Isabella didn't want her presence to disrupt their peace.
"I'll go see Dennis tomorrow and take it from there. By the way, do you know Daniel has a cousin?"
"The one who studies dance?"
"Yeah."
"I heard Eleanor mention her before, but I've never met her. Why?"
Talking behind someone's back isn't good, but Isabella felt Freya wasn't an outsider, so she said, "I saw Daniel at the hospital today when I went to see Albert. He was there with his cousin for an abortion."
"What?!" Freya was shocked. "Isn't his cousin in college? How did she get pregnant? And an abortion?"
"Daniel said his cousin had a boyfriend at school, got pregnant by accident, then took a break from school. They broke up, and the baby had complications. The doctor recommended an abortion."
Freya was very surprised. "I heard from Eleanor that his cousin is quite gentle. I didn't expect her to do something so drastic. Pregnancy, taking a break from school, premarital cohabitation, abortion... these are all big deals for someone her age."
Isabella thought for a moment. "Does Eleanor know Daniel's cousin well?"
"I don't know. Eleanor rarely mentions her, maybe once or twice. Why?"
"I saw Daniel's cousin at the hospital today, and she gave me a weird look."
"What do you mean?"
Isabella didn't say it felt like she was being looked at as a rival, just that, "She seemed hostile."
"Did you know each other before?" Freya asked.
"No, I'm sure I've never met her," Isabella responded.
Freya continued, "Then why would she be hostile towards you?"
"I don't know either," Isabella said.
"Did you ask Daniel?"
"No, but Daniel noticed it too. He said his cousin was in a bad mood and told me to ignore her."
"That could be it. An abortion is a sad thing. But still, being hostile to a stranger is weird!"
Actually, if she was just unfriendly, it wouldn't matter. The key was that look of seeing a rival, which made Isabella uneasy.
"By the way, you haven't told me yet. Why were you so happy when you came back from the restroom at the mall today?" Freya asked, curious.
Isabella snapped back to reality and immediately felt better. "I heard that my husband and Douglas are very close, in a rather ambiguous way."
Isabella didn't dare to directly mention Frederick's name.
"What?!"
"Really!"
"How could that be? Douglas likes women. The whole country knows that. He changes girlfriends more often than clothes."
"Douglas likes both men and women. My husband likes men."
Freya still couldn't believe it.
Isabella said, "I just found out today. The reason he won't divorce me isn't to get back at me but to use the marriage to silence the rumors. After all, it's still a bit rare for a man to like another man. If people found out, they'd gossip endlessly."
Freya said, "I get that. It's a common plot in novels and TV shows, but it's the first time I've heard of it in real life. And shouldn't you be upset knowing this? If he really wants to use you to shut people up, he definitely won't agree to a divorce. It'll be even harder for you to leave."
Isabella said, "But I can use Douglas to pressure him! Since they have a thing going on, Douglas wouldn't want him to have any ties with me, right? Douglas and I are rivals in love!"
Freya thought for a moment. "That makes some sense."
Isabella was very excited. "Coincidentally, I have connections with Douglas's sister, Lily Barnes. This means I have a chance to get close to Douglas!"
"What do you plan to do?"
"I haven't figured out the details yet, but at least there's a way forward. He called today and blocked all my paths, but now there's a turning point."
"Yeah, but Douglas isn't a simple person. Whether you're against him or trying to use him, it's pretty risky."
"I'm not afraid. I have Lily's support."
"Oh, right, Douglas is afraid of Lily."
Isabella laughed. "That's why I'm happy today."
"That does sound like something to be happy about."
"Yeah, tomorrow you take care of Hugo, Justin, and Paul for me. I'll go see Dennis and then make further plans."
"Alright."
The two of them chatted for a long time before finally falling asleep.
The next day, before dawn, Isabella's phone rang. The ringtone was like a thunderclap, not only waking Isabella up but almost scaring her to death.
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