Chapter 834:
“What do you want to talk about?”
“Your mom wants to see you. She askedto bring you over,” Isaac explained, already having swept the online
mess under the rug. “You know what's safe to say—and what's not.”
Strange as it was, it hadn’t blossomed into love.
“No,” she said plainly. “He's a dear friend.”
Hugh held his tongue. If that were true, wasn’t Ellis pouring water into a cracked pot?
“If there's nothing else, I'll get going,” Freya said, brushing on a light touch of makeup. Even if she was only
playing a part, she wanted to look the part. “Ellis is nearly here—I'll wait outside.”
“Alright.” Hugh didn’t press further.
Ten minutes later, Ellis arrived.
When he saw Freya in a knee-length white coat, he stepped out of the car without a word, unwrapped his scarf,
and gently looped it around her neck. Taking her hand, he said, “Con. Let's go.”
“You don’t have to—" Freya began, trying to return the scarf.
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he circled the car and took the driver's seat.
As the car rolled forward, Freya quietly removed the scarf.
Though it was warm, she wasn’t one for extravagance. She planned to return it once they arrived.
Ellis, clad in a black coat, noticed her movement from the corner of his eye. He gave a quiet sigh.
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Ellis didn’t know what to say. He felt that Freya remained just as oblivious as always.
“Captain,” Freya murmured, focused entirely on helping him manage the situation with his parents. “Do your
parents have any specific expectations when it comes to your girlfriend's personality? Do you wantto play a
part?”
“There's no need,” Ellis said with a brief glance in her direction, keeping his eyes on the road. “Just be yourself.”
“What if | mess this up for you?”
“You won't.”
With those short replies, Freya refrained from pressing any further.
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Ellis replied slowly, “Probably not as much as yours, but we're doing fine.”
Freya realized, too late, that she'd spoken carelessly.