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Chapter 280 Paragliding

Ellis took out his phone, tapped out a quick message, then slipped it back into his pocket before finally responding to Freya's question with a playful glint in his eyes. "Didn't you always say you wanted to try paragliding?"

Freya's mind drifted, sifting through memories of their earlier conversations.

She had mentioned it once, years ago. She told him how she craved the feeling of flight, of being alone with the wind, suspended in the sky with nothing holding her back. No noise, no chaos. Just freedom.

But it had been four long years since she'd last soared.

Ellis went on, his eyes alight with enthusiasm as he gestured expansively, "This place is a premier paragliding destination globally. And the weather couldn't be better. Clear skies, steady breeze. It's perfect. We've got the whole place to ourselves-you're free to fly, or not. Totally up to you."

Freya hesitated.

"Go on, get suited up," Ellis interrupted, his voice firm yet encouraging as he accepted the paragliding gear from a young instructor who approached them. "Just have fun. Don't overthink it."

Freya glanced out at the breathtaking view-rolling hills, sunlight catching the waves in the distance-and nodded slowly. "Okay."

The instructor stepped forward and handed her the rest of the gear.

While Freya disappeared behind the changing area, he strolled up to Ellis and gave his arm a playful nudge. "Trying to impress her, huh?"

"Don't get any ideas," Ellis replied evenly, sidestepping the bait before it could turn into a full-blown rumor

mill.

"Really now?" The instructor arched an eyebrow, his grin teasing and knowing. "Then what's the special occasion for bringing her here? Didn't you once say, 'no outsiders allowed'? Looks like someone's breaking their

own rules."

Ellis shot him a sharp sideways glance and yanked the equipment out of his hands.

Unfazed, the instructor trotted after him, still poking around for answers. "Whoa, hold up-what's the rush? Seriously, spill. What's going on between you two?"

"You should consider giving TED talks; you have so much to say!" Ellis retorted, his voice laced with dismissive edge.

This left the instructor momentarily speechless, taken aback by the abrupt rebuff.

He inhaled deeply, his resolve firming as he decided to drop the matter, valuing their longstanding friendship over his curiosity. "Fine," he conceded with a reluctant sigh. "I promise, my lips are sealed."

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still turned, weighing his words. "I'm working for her," he finally admitted, though his answer danced around the truth. "She needed a break, so I figured this place might help her clear

normal circumstances, Ellis

notorious nosiness was a

his intentions would only lead to Freya facina barrage of unwelcome

here to find peace, not to endure

a squint,

shoulder, his voice dropping to a more serious tone. "You sure you

slightly, meeting the instructor's gaze with a steely resolve. "What's wrong with

man. Don't play dumb. You know what your family does, right?" The instructor's face twisted into a playful sneer. "So, you're working for her now? If you're not trying to win her over,

shot back with a grin, "I'd rather not

caught the instructor off-guard, his laughter sputtering

actually tossing barbs

similarly decked out

the thrill of flight, the instructor called out to Ellis, his tone more serious now, "You sure you don't want me to take

it," Ellis said curtly, tightening

raised an eyebrow.

at him. “She's just as skilled as any instructor here. Probably more. She doesn't need you." He knew Freya's limits-and more importantly, he knew how much she hated being hovered over. She

Freya, who echoed Ellis's sentiment with a

resolve, the instructor reluctantly geared up, deciding to join them in the air rather than linger on the ground. The engines roared to life, promising

stubborn. If Ellis vouched for her, she was probably

Freya peered down at the craggy mountains enveloped in a silvery mist, the world unfurling beneath her like a vast, mysterious tapestry. The persistent

freedom.

was utterly

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attentively by her side, observing as the

tugged at his lips, and a warmth flickered in his eyes-a

flight. Freya remained airborne for a blissful two hours, and by the time she touched the ground again, the swarm of worries that had clouded her mind

shed his flight gear. Seizing the opportunity, he drifted closer to Ellis, eager to chat. "How did you get to know her? She's stunning, and she flies like she was born to it.

a cool detachment, "Even if she did, it has

"We've been through so much together. You're really

caught Freya approaching them, he quipped lazily,

jaw

retorted with a mock scowl, "Coming from you? That's

casting his thoughts back to a moment when Freya

his age, injecting a

with the instructor swelled, coloring his

am practically young," Ellis retorted with his characteristic nonchalance, his

flickered across the instructor's face, his lips

like the instructor

end of their playful jabs. Before she could get a