Chapter 837:

Once the laughter died down, she turned to ask how Ellis and Freya had first met.

Freya didn’t hold anything back—she recounted everything without hesitation.

The moment Kendra heard that Freya had once been Ellis’s team member, her expression clouded with concern. “Oh, you poor thing! Ellis is absolutely ruthless when it comes to training. You must’ve gone through so much under him, didn’t you?”

“It was manageable,” Freya said gently, hoping to put her at ease. “The strict training was really for our own benefit.”

“From now on, you must treat Freya well, you got that?” Kendra said, half-joking, half-serious, directing a pointed look at Ellis.

Ellis, clearly amused by the entire exchange, allowed a faint smile to tug at the corner of his mouth. “Got it.”

“Let’s eat first,” Kendra said, taking Freya’s hand affectionately. It was obvious how much she already liked her. “I wasn’t sure what your favorite foods were. When I asked Ellis, he said you weren’t picky, so I made a bit of everything.”

“I hope I’m not being a bother,” Freya replied with a courteous smile.

began, Freya found herself seated between Kendra and

meaning behind each dish

out, “Ellis, serve Freya some food. There are a few

agreed without

Freya found herself continuously being served one dish after another. Thankfully, Ellis didn’t rush her—he only offered the

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him, but it was pointless. Ellis simply said, “Orders are orders. If I

he was her team

lunch was over, desserts and fruit were

it seemed another round of small talk was about to begin, Ellis rose and walked over to Freya. Turning to his parents, he said, “She should get some rest. I’ll drive

dinner?” Kendra asked, clearly taken aback. She hadn’t fully processed his words.

approached her, “didn’t we agree

fell silent. She clearly didn’t want Freya to leave just yet. They hadn’t even

Ellis announced, taking Freya’s hand as he spoke to his

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