Chapter 869:

“Would you avoid him afterward?” Ellis pressed.

“Why would I?”

Ellis set his card down and gave Frederick a nod to deal the next round. He was beginning to realize that asking Freya questions wasn’t getting him anywhere. She wasn’t picking up on the deeper meaning.

In truth, Freya wasn’t overthinking it, though she did find the question strange.

Frederick shuffled and dealt again, more randomly this time to avoid suspicion.

To everyone’s surprise, Kristian drew the highest card. And once again, Freya had the lowest.

As before, she picked “Truth.”

Kristian, well aware of Ellis’s feelings, looked at him before asking straight out, “If Ellis tells you he has a crush on you, will you consider accepting him?”

Frederick looked up, surprised. Greta and Trent froze for a second.

didn’t react. He remained calm, as

love with someone else,”

point. Just answer

glanced at Ellis. “No, I won’t.” She couldn’t afford to stir the pot. Ellis had feelings for someone else. Saying yes

let out a small sigh of

Ellis didn’t flinch.

weren’t so sure anymore. Did Ellis still plan to

where your

answer was

Ellis said, unfazed, as

was

Ellis the lowest card and Trent the

asked, “Why haven’t

paused, then answered quietly, “Because I’m

but the words

at his

to confess because you don’t want to lose them. But you’re scared not to, because you don’t want to

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