Chapter 249 - Hannah's Request

Friedrich saw the expressions of the three and immediately understood what they were thinking. Ahh .. it seemed they thought he was some guy selling his body to upper-class women, like some of the handsome men he had seen in the high-profile parties that Laura attended.

He smiled in amusement and wondered for a moment whether he should set them straight or not. He was about to say something, but suddenly, he heard Hannah and Aurora speaking German in low voices. Friedrich remembered that Moravians spoke German in their country.

He gave up his intention and pretended to look away while enjoying his wine. He wanted to know what the two girls were talking about in front of him. They didn't know he could understand German so they were not really discreet about their conversation.

"I think I'll just hire him. One night is enough," Hannah said to Aurora. "Besides, he is very handsome. Valentino will be very angry and break off the engagement."

"Gosh ... Hannah, are you really serious?" Aurora asked, stealing glances at Friedrich. "You're so desperate."

"It's my parents' fault. They force me to marry that jerk," Hannah snapped irritably. "I'll show them that nobody owns me, and I can do whatever I want with my life."

Friedrich could not figure out exactly what the two girls were talking about. He just assumed that he was part of the topic they discussed, given their gesture, but he didn't know exactly what to do with the man called Valentino.

Sebastian, who had been watching his girlfriend and their best friend discuss Friedrich, rolled his eyes and shook his head, but it was clear that he had gotten used to the two girls' madness.

"Fred ..." Hannah suddenly touched Friedrich's shoulder. Her face looked serious. "Do you need money? I have money and can pay for your time. I need help."

To Friedrich's surprise, Hannah suddenly mentioned money. He didn't need any money because, at such a young age, he had made quite a lot of money from his patents and, of course, his job at Atlas X.

However, he didn't say no immediately because he was curious to know what Hannah really wanted from him.

"What do you need help with?" he asked her.

"I want you to sleep with me," Hannah replied matter-of-factly. "I'll pay you a lot of money."

Friedrich was stunned. He had never slept with a woman before, and he was not interested in the pretty but dumb girls around him. However, of all the annoying girls who've tried to sleep with him, no one had been as blatant as Hannah tonight. Friedrich was impressed.

Ha. Sleeping with a beautiful girl, and then he would receive money? If Friedrich was a male prostitute, this would be considered his lucky night! Most gigolos had to serve and satisfy older women who were often older than their mothers. However, this one was young and beautiful... and she would pay a lot of money.

"What are you doing?!" Sebastian asked his girlfriend in German. Aurora shrugged.

"If he doesn't want money, we can give him aphrodisiac and frame him to sleep with Hannah. Before Valentino arrives here to get Hannah, we have to prepare everything," said Aurora.

Friedrich immediately spouted the wine he was drinking when he heard Aurora and Hannah planned to give him aphrodisiac if he refused her offer. What the...?

His actions immediately aroused suspicion in the three young Moravians. Hannah narrowed her eyes and stared at Friedrich with a curious gaze.

"You ... understand German?" she asked him with a stutter. The girl's face looked pale. 

Friedrich felt there was no point in deceiving them, so he answered in fluent German.

"I understand what you are talking about. I'm not a gigolo, sorry, I can't help you."

"Gosh..." Hannah pursed her lips in shock. Aurora and Sebastian widened their eyes when they heard Friedrich could speak perfect German without an accent.

"We're not really going to give you aphrodisiac," said Aurora hastily. "We were just kidding. It's a joke... ahaha."

She let out a nervous laugh. Sebastian, who felt he had to defend Aurora tapped Friedrich on the shoulder and apologized for his girlfriend.

"Forgive these two girls. They are just feeling desperate. Hannah is in a dilemma and she thought the only way to avoid marryng the man her parents arranged for her is by pretending to be a wild girl and embarrassing the family name," Sebastian explained.

"Arranged marriage?" Friedrich asked in amazement. "This is 2030. Modern times. What parents force their child to marry a man she doesn't like?"

"Uhm ... you don't know my parents," Hannah said with a frustrated face. "All right. I'm sorry for being desperate and mad. That man is coming here to pick me up by force. Our wedding is next week. I need to make him catch me sleeping with another man so he will be furious and cancel the wedding. That's all. Sorry. I thought you were a... uhm.. man for hire."

Friedrich looked at Hannah's face attentively. There was something in this girl's expression that attracted him. Hannah did not hesitate to admit her mistake and apologize. This made Friedrich appreciate the girl's sincerity.

"I'm not a gigolo, if that's what you mean," Friedrich said. He frowned, "Is there no other way?" 

"I can elope with another man or kill myself," Hannah said with a shrug. 

"The problem is that those two things are bad choices. I will only do it if I am pressed and have no other way. If I get married to any other man, I will only add new problems, and later I will have to go through the hassle of getting a divorce."

"How bad is that Valentino guy?" Friedrich asked again. "If you really don't want to marry him, can't you say something to him?"

"I've been trying to tell him that I don't like our betrothal, but he's very stubborn," Hannah scowled. "The only way to cancel our wedding is to make him hate me. That's all."

"You don't have to have sex for real," Sebastian added. "If you slept together naked when Valentino came and caught you ... I think that's enough."

"I can do it," said Hannah. She then glanced at Friedrich. "But he's a man. How can he stand doing nothing when we are naked in bed together?"

Friedrich rolled his eyes. He never lost his guard in front of a beautiful woman.. He just looked at them as if they were furniture.