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.

them, his posture relaxed and composed, as if he didn’t have a care in

lazy look in his eyes sent a ripple of discomfort through Riley and Greta—defying Ellis rarely

to Freya, Ellis arched a brow. “So? Are you planning to join them in a nursing

pulse hammered in her ears as she shook her

she agreed, she might as well write her

𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁: 𝗀⍺𝗅☼𝗇𝗈☼ν𝖊☼𝗅𝘀☼ⅽ𝗈☼𝗆

amused half-smile. “Are you thinking

response immediate. “I

feigning surprise. “You

stubborn

that? She’s set on growing

was, and not a trace

he couldn’t help but think that if he hadn’t confessed his feelings early, Riley and Greta might have convinced Freya to end up in a nursing

Riley, while Trent and Frederick bonded with Alyssa over shared interests. Meanwhile, Ethan nursed his drink in a corner, his mood unmistakably sour as he watched Ellis from across

expression unusually grave. “Are Trent and Frederick really trustworthy?” he asked,

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