Chapter 765:

Freya turned to glance at him, a flicker of curiosity dancing in her gaze. “So what do you want?”

“You.” The word slipped out before Ellis could stop it, his star-lit eyes locking with hers, full of a quiet, almost imperceptible tenderness.

Freya froze. Her heart skipped a beat, jolted by that single, unexpected word. She stared at the man before her—handsome, with chiseled features and a kind of natural dignity—and for a second, her mind went utterly blank.

Maybe it was the noise from downstairs, or maybe it was the soft lighting up here, but Ellis didn’t seem quite so far away anymore. He almost felt… within reach.

“You…”

Ellis added, “Guess.”

“Huh?” Freya blinked, caught off guard.

“You guess,” Ellis repeated lightly.

a playful twist. Freya had always been good at everything—except

a few seconds, Freya stood there, dazed. Why did she

know,” she admitted finally,

something I can do, I’ll give it

a brow, that mischievous glint flashing in

feeling creeping in. Why did it feel like

half-serious. “Then when we get back tonight, let’s write it

where stories

thrown. Put it in writing? Why so serious? “Captain…” She paused, a sudden thought crossing

turning his head to glance at her.

about to ask for something from the National Museum or something wild like that, are

replied with a soft, heart-melting smile. “What I want is something I see almost every day, but

it

“Pretty much.”

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