Chapter 254 - Who Is This Man, Really?

Friedrich felt sorry for Hannah. He could guess that Hannah was raped by Valentino, and it caused deep trauma for her. However, her family didn't care at all and still forced her to marry that man for the sake of good relations between the two kingdoms.

What old scums, he thought to himself. Friedrich really hated such parents.

He began to feel sympathy for Hannah, who seemed very resilient. She tried hard to solve her own problems and find a way to make Valentino cancel their marriage. Although Hannah's method was not the best way, which was pretending to be a wild girl who slept with many men, at least she didn't stay quiet and just accepted her fate. 

Maybe Hannah just didn't know any other way to get out of the trap. So, she got desperate, Friedrich thought.

"Where are we going?" Hannah asked as she followed him reluctantly. 

She was about to go back and take her suitcase when she saw Valentino shuffling in his place and looked like he was regaining consciousness. Hannah became afraid and immediately ran, leaving behind her bag, just like that.

She was sure that Aurora would take care of her suitcase, so she didn't have to worry about losing her stuff. 

Not long after, she and Friedrich arrived at the courtyard. There, a luxury black car was already waiting for them.

Hannah was surprised to see the vehicle. She thought Friedrich would hail a taxi, but a luxury car seemed to be picking them up.

Ugh ... did Friedrich use his sugar mama's car? Hannah was starting to feel uncomfortable. A man like Friedrich, who was not from the upper class, could not possibly have a job that provided him with a decent income.

To get a good job, one must go to college and graduate with satisfactory grades or take a master's degree. However, Friedrich appeared to be only a high school graduate. So, what work could he do?

"Get in, please," Friedrich said as he opened the car door for Hannah. 

Hesitantly, the girl obeyed. After she sat in the backseat, Friedrich followed her into the car and sat inside. The vehicle immediately sped away.

"Thank you for helping me ..." Hannah said hoarsely. She tried to hold back her tears. "I think I already know what I'm going to do. Since he really doesn't want to let me go, no matter what, I have no choice but to flee."

The car drove casually out of the mansion courtyard. In the car, Friedrich looked closely at Hannah. He was listening to the girl's words when she said she wanted to run away from home.

"If your parents really don't love you, I think you should cut ties with them." The man nodded in agreement.

Hannah bit her lip. She has two older siblings. They were all so much older than her. Hannah was a surprise baby, and her birth resulted in her mother experiencing so many health problems.

That was what strained her relationship with her parents. She was also not close to her siblings. She always felt like a stranger in her own family. Her whole life was decided since she was little, and she was never happy.

Sometimes .. she thought about ending her life. She felt useless. However, Hannah was not that brave. She was too cowardly to kill herself.

"I'm going to cut ties with them," Hannah finally nodded. She looked out of the car window, trying to hide her wet eyes.

Ah, she had to think of a way to support herself after making a drastic decision like this. Both her parents would be angry and look for her. The first thing they would do, of course, was to freeze her bank account so that Hannah couldn't have any money.

Her mind began to be preoccupied with various thoughts. At the same time, Friedrich was wondering what he should do with this girl now that she decided to run away from home.

Should he take responsibility for her after helping her out?

He was already quite busy with his job and taking care of his younger brother. Did he really have time to take care of other people?

The journey was silent. Nobody said a word. Half an hour later, the car stopped in front of a large house in a hillside area. Hannah poked her head out the window and looked around them.

"Where is this?" she asked.

"Safe place," Friedrich replied. He saw her frown and then added, "You don't need to worry. I'm not a criminal."

Hannah was stunned to hear that. "Wait.. is this your house?"

Seeing Friedrich nod, the girl became dumbfounded. She didn't expect Friedrich to live in a big house like this. The young man was well-groomed, and his clothes were expensive, but Hannah thought those were provided by the cougar who became his sponsor.

Ah, wait ... wasn't he a male escort?

Did Hannah and her friends misunderstand this man?

The gate opened automatically, and the car entered the large yard. After the car stopped, the driver opened the door for the two of them respectfully.

Friedrich came out, followed by Hannah, who looked amazed at the man's house. Hannah was a princess from a wealthy kingdom in central Europe. She was used to seeing noblemen's and the upper classes' mansions.

This house was not very fancy by Hannah's standards, but when she found out that Friedrich lived there, Hannah secretly wondered if this young man was actually rich.

"Welcome, Sir. It is a wonderful day today. The weather is expected to be sunny all day long. Perfect for a weekend picnic."

Hannah was surprised to hear a friendly voice welcoming them. She saw a robot open the front door and invited them in. She had never seen such a sophisticated robot before.

"Who is that?" the girl asked in surprise.

"That's Harley, my housekeeper," Friedrich said. "This is actually a prototype of the digital housekeeper that I created when I was on a whim."

"On a whim?" Hannah could hardly believe her ears. Was this man serious?

"You've never seen a robot?" Friedrich asked in amazement.

"That's not it," Hannah hurriedly shook her head. "I didn't know you could build a robot .."

"Oh .. not me per se," Friedrich said with a shrug. "We have a robot division in the company I work at. We are creating robots to control our machines because humans can't live in space for a long time. I just took one robot from R&D and modified it for my own needs."

Hannah couldn't believe her ears even more. A robot to control machines in space?

It was so hard to believe!

"Where do you work?" Hannah asked in amazement. She walked following Friedrich into his house. When they got inside, the girl was impressed to see the house's contents, which were arranged quite elegantly.

This house looked very comfortable. Gradually, her view of this young man changed. She initially thought that a man this young would only be able to get odd jobs because he only graduated from high school, but in fact, from the way he spoke, Friedrich actually seemed more educated than Hannah.

Who was this young man really?

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From the author:

Thank you for reading this book so far, and thank you for your support in comments, power stone votes, the gifts, coins to unlock the chapters, etc. THANK YOU!

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