Chapter 795:

Kristian’s eyes clouded over. Thoughtful? He saw straight through Ellis. That man’s motives were transparent as glass. Ellis was trying to edge him out of the picture—trying to keep Freya all to himself.

“Go apologize to Ellis,” Freya said, noticing the discontent flicker across Kristian’s expression. “You made up a lie and accused him last night, and he didn’t even call you out for it.”

But the second she said it, Freya paused. If Ellis had known Kristian was faking, why hadn’t he exposed him?

The thought reminded her of Ellis’s repeated warnings to pay attention to the little things.

“Okay,” Kristian agreed without resistance.

Freya studied him with a careful gaze. Aside from the subtle shifts in his personality, he didn’t seem much different. With that, she brought him to Ellis.

Neither she nor Ellis could have known just how far Kristian had taken his performance. Especially around Freya, he never let his act slip. When they arrived at Ellis’s home, Kristian stood in place like a well-behaved child.

Ellis raised an eyebrow, his deep voice calm and steady. “What’s all this?”

his expression gave nothing away. “I lied to

into the barest hint of a smile. “You

brows knit together. What was

“Yes,” Kristian nodded.

Ellis said, handing over a thin

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to respond. This man really

said softly, her brows furrowing

to see how Kristian would manage to

together. “Can’t we

leave a mark. It costs nothing,” Ellis said sincerely. “Making him write something

a matter of days, Kristian had gone

single crack show in his

gave a

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