She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 698:

Freya hesitated.

“Go on, get suited up,” Ellis urged, his voice firm but encouraging, as he accepted the paragliding gear from a young instructor who had approached them. “Just have fun. Don’t overthink it.”

Freya looked out at the breathtaking view—rolling hills, sunlight glistening on the waves in the distance—and nodded slowly. “Okay.”

As she disappeared behind the changing area, the instructor strolled over to Ellis, giving his arm a playful nudge. “Trying to impress her, huh?”

“Don’t get any ideas,” Ellis replied evenly, sidestepping the bait before it could become a full-blown rumor.

“Really now?” The instructor raised an eyebrow, his grin both 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 snatched the equipment out of his hands.

him, still poking for answers. “Whoa, hold up—what’s the rush? Seriously, spill.

giving TED talks. You have so much to

speechless, taken aback

valuing their longstanding friendship over

her,” he finally admitted, though his answer

circumstances, Ellis wouldn’t have bothered with evasions. But the instructor’s notorious nosiness was a

would only lead to Freya facing a barrage of unwelcome questions. He had brought her here to find peace, not to endure an

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instructor squinted at him,

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

the instructor’s gaze with steely resolve. “What’s wrong with it?”

sneer.

shot back with a grin.

off-guard,