"I don't really have anything pressing to attend to." The Queen appeared perplexed.

Freya sighed inwardly.

Her master had a tendency to be quite chatty, and if they continued talking, she might end up revealing all her secrets.

"Well, considering you just took on a new apprentice, shouldn't you be focusing on teaching and training him?" Freya winked at her desperately.

But the Queen feigned ignorance and turned to chat with Bradley instead.

"I heard you and Freya got married. Have you organized the wedding banquet yet?"

"No."

Bradley's gaze shifted uneasily to the queen's hand.

"Why not? Do you want my disciple to remain without status or a name?"

"If she wants to marry, I can marry her at any time."

"Alright then, pick a good day and have the wedding promptly. Then provide me with some grandchildren to dote on."

Freya: "…"

She could clearly discern that Bradley's expression was particularly peculiar.

The melancholy in his typically profound eyes seemed to intensify.

He never enjoyed physical contact from others, especially women.

Yet, the Queen's hand was firmly grasping his wrist.

He felt extremely uneasy, but due to the Queen's status as Freya's master, he didn't dare to be too abrupt.

"Master, it's getting late. You should really head back."

Freya noticed that Bradley's allergic reaction was acting up again.

Approaching them, she seized his hand and pulled him away from the Queen's grip.

Glancing up at the sky, the Queen remarked, "It's still early. There are several hours until it gets dark."

"Master…"

Freya's anxiety was growing.

Suddenly, an idea struck her, and she gestured behind her. "Master, look who's approaching?"

Hearing this, the Queen glanced backward.

Seizing the moment, Freya swiftly pulled Bradley away.

By the time the Queen turned back around, there was no one in sight.

She chuckled helplessly.

Her disciple was indeed clever to use a trick to evade her.

Nevertheless, it didn't matter. She wasn't planning to return home so soon this time.

She had her own methods to encounter her future son-in-law.

…

Freya dragged Bradley along, running for quite a distance.

Once she was certain they had shaken off Queen Sally, she finally halted.

She quickly assessed his condition and was relieved to find no signs of hives.

However, she still anxiously inquired, "How are you feeling? Are you experiencing any discomfort?"

"I'm fine, just feeling a bit agitated."

He had always struggled with women approaching him, and after being injected with poison by Juliet, his condition had worsened.

Though the poison in his body had been neutralized, his aversion to women had not been cured.

"Take deep breaths, exhale slowly. When we get home, I'll administer acupuncture to alleviate the symptoms."

After examining his eyes for any signs of madness and finding none, Freya breathed a sigh of relief.

Back at the villa.

The two of them went upstairs into the room, and Freya gestured, "Take off your clothes."

Thinking about what happened before, Bradley's thin lips curled up slightly, and within a few seconds, he had removed his shirt.

Freya had no intentions in that direction; she simply wanted to give him acupuncture.

However, the man grabbed her directly and pulled her onto the bed.

"Wait for me here, I'll close the curtains."

"Why close the curtains?"

"You're shy. If I close them, it'll be dark."

At his words, Freya's face flushed red once again, all the way to her ears.

She understood now why he had taken off his clothes so quickly and was so happy about it.

It turned out he was... imagining things on that level.

Feeling embarrassed and annoyed, she grabbed a pillow from beside her and hurled it at him. "Stop messing around; I'm just going to give you acupuncture."

"I'm already fine."

He said in a low voice, reaching out to pinch her cheek.

Just as Freya was about to swat his hand away, her phone, placed on the bedside table, vibrated twice.

It was a message from Ella.

"Freya, do you know what I found out?"

Seeing this, she squinted and replied, "Just tell me."

"You asked me to track Brody. He went to our store and bought a set of the latest women's lingerie, saying he wanted to give them to his mother."

"Yeah, Ian is having an affair, and his wife wants to win back his heart by wearing lingerie to seduce him."

"Do you want to see swimsuits?"

Ella's mysterious voice came through.

Freya was taken aback. "What?"

"You asked me to investigate Shadow One. The identity of that Dark Master is too mysterious, and there's no trace to be found. However, I found quite a bit of information about your husband. Do you want to see it?"

Freya glanced at the man beside her and pursed her lips. "Send it over."

"Alright, get ready for a surprise."

Soon, Freya's phone beeped.

She moved away from Bradley to check it, and a series of handsome and compelling photos appeared on the screen.

In the pictures, there were explosive swimsuit shots.

The background clearly indicated an indoor swimming pool, surrounded by french windows.

Freya almost sprayed blood from her nose.

"Take a good look at these photos. Even someone like me, who isn't particularly interested in men, was amazed. Your man is simply a masterpiece!"

"No, what does this have to do with Shadow... that woman?"

Freya was too excited and almost blurted out Shadow One's name.

"These photos were obtained by hacking into Shadow One's phone. Judging from the angles, they were probably taken secretly."

Hearing this, Freya's eyes darkened.

So…

While Bradley was swimming, Shadow One was waiting by his side?

How could she not know that her man could be so intimate with a female bodyguard?

For a moment, Freya lost interest in admiring the photos.

She furrowed her brows and stared intently at the pictures on the screen, feeling increasingly irritated.

"Bradley, explain to me, where did these photos come from?"

Even she hadn't seen his swimsuit photos before, yet they unexpectedly appeared in Shadow One's album.

Just thinking about Shadow one staring at these photos every day made her extremely uncomfortable.

The key was that these photos included profile shots.

Not only did they capture the handsome face of the man, but they also perfectly showcased his well-defined physique.

The enticing curves were captured so vividly, even through the screen, it made her feel like her nose was about to bleed.

The more Freya looked, the angrier she became, gripping her phone tightly with clenched teeth.

Meanwhile, Bradley was laying shirtless on the bed at that moment.

He also saw the photos on his phone, his handsome face darkened, exuding a fierce aura.

He had no idea he had taken such photos, and some of them were quite explicit.

"Come clean with me, who took these photos of you? When were they taken?"

Feeling jealous, Freya had a menacing look on her face.

Bradley's face was terrifyingly gloomy, and he was feeling a bit restless.

"The background seems to be from the villa that I burned down before. I used to swim every morning back then, and the only one serving me was... Shadow..."

"Are you sure it's Shadow?"

Freya stared at him, biting her lip. "Shadow is such a cold person, how could he do something like secretly taking photos? What else are you hiding from me? Besides Shadow, was there also Shadow One by your side?"

Bradley's expression was grim.

He narrowed his eyes deeply.

It seemed that Shadow One had visited the villa for a while before. Could it be that the photos were taken during that time?