Chapter 982:

Ants? That was ridiculous—they weren’t ants!

“Don’t try to drive a wedge between Freya and me,” Ellis went on, his voice steady and unbothered. “If any of you push your luck, I’ll just send you all off for some old-fashioned boot camp.” Instantly, they both went quiet.

Riley finally found her voice, eyeing Freya with concern. “Mina, you shouldn’t be with him. I’m afraid he’ll run circles around you—you’ll end up caught in one of his traps.”

Greta nodded with a sigh. “And if you fall for it, that’s on you. You know you can’t beat him.”

“That’s right!” Riley echoed.

“Break up now while you still can. Seriously.”

“We can all move into a nursing home together when we are old,” Greta declared, feigning earnestness.

“Yeah!” Riley chimed in, trying to keep a straight face.

and composed, as if he didn’t have a care

ripple of discomfort through

arched a brow. “So? Are you planning to join them in

pulse hammered in her ears as she shook her head with conviction. “Absolutely

she agreed, she might as well write

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amused half-smile. “Are you thinking of breaking up with

her response immediate. “I

pressed, feigning surprise. “You

lifted her chin, stubborn but

growing old with me. Looks like your plan for

it was, and

hadn’t confessed his feelings early, Riley and Greta might have convinced Freya to end up in a nursing home

Meanwhile, Ethan nursed his drink in a corner, his mood unmistakably sour as he watched Ellis from across the room. When Freya and Greta excused themselves to take

his expression unusually grave. “Are Trent and Frederick really trustworthy?” he asked, his tone stripped of its usual

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