Chapter 5: Keeping Herself Busy

"So, back then, when Grandpa asked if you could cook, were you lying to him?" Louis sat across from Freya, took a sip of coffee after saying this.

Freya was stunned. What? There was such a thing?

She quickly brushed it off. "My skills are nothing compared to the maid's. At the time, I thought Grandpa was used to eating delicacies, so I didn't want to embarrass myself."

This reason was barely passable, Louis nodded. "Actually, the taste was not bad."

Louis drank his coffee quickly, but only ate one bun and a little of the rest. Freya looked at his not-so-slim figure, thinking such a small amount of food couldn't possibly fill him up. Noticing his elegant eating manners, she suddenly realized that asking a man, who since childhood has been accustomed to fine dining, to eat simple food was indeed asking too much of him.

Well, even when a big shot hits rock bottom, he can't just turn into a regular person.

She felt this kind of life was normal, but for Louis, every day was probably torture. Unfortunately, she couldn't afford to provide him with delicacies, so Louis had to make do with mundane food.

After the meal, Louis offered to help take things to the kitchen, but Freya quickly stopped him. "It's okay, I'll take care of it. I can do the dishes, you go ahead with whatever you need to do."

Louis put down the plate and fork. "I haven't finished dealing with the business, I'll probably be back tonight. Don't worry about me, call me if you need anything."

"Alright, go do what you need to do."

Once Louis left, Freya finally felt at ease. Even though the man had toned down his aura, the noble air about him was unmistakable, and his imposing presence was still faintly visible. If Freya hadn't met many such people before, she might not have been able to handle it.

Today, she had a lot to do. Not only did she need to furnish the house, but she also had to photograph those bags and clothes to sell online. With so many items, she estimated selling them all could fetch over a million, providing Louis with some initial capital.

Also, she needed to research the web novels of this world and consider returning to her old profession.

Freya was a web novel writer. Her university major was interior design, but after graduation, she didn't want to pursue it as her main career, so she turned to writing. Occasionally, she took on freelance design jobs for extra cash, sometimes helped write promotional materials, and also did handicrafts. She had multiple streams of income and had been living quite comfortably.

After washing the plates and forks, Freya walked around the house, made a list of things to buy, and then went out. She never enjoyed shopping, so she bought what she needed and returned quickly. After putting everything in place, she started photographing the bags and clothes.

After a busy morning, she had only managed to photograph a little over twenty items. At noon, she cooked herself a bowl of noodles and, following her old habit, took a nap until two-thirty in the afternoon., then got up to continue photographing.

By the end of the afternoon, she had only finished photographing the bags and was utterly exhausted. In her past life, she only knew how to shop, spending all day buying things, eating out instead of at home, and refusing to eat much to maintain her figure, leaving her body quite weak.

In the evening, she had oatmeal and reheated the bread from the morning. Freya decisively went back to her bedroom to read web novels. Physical activities were too much for today, so she could only engage in mental labor.