So the story development will be that she has to fight off her love opponents while her hero boyfriend is flodding her with his affectin making everything even harder for her? And with her permanent struggles she will grow to hate him but also can´t stop loving him? Only a guess...
i don´t see what fred is seeing in that chapter. too much negativity on his side. the smile is more a sign of affection to someone she´s thinking about in my books.