Chapter 986:

Her gaze lingered on him, her tone steady and unyielding. “Move in with me. Let’s live together.”

Living side by side could reveal whether they were truly compatible.

After all, love alone wasn’t enough to make a marriage last.

Ellis’s gaze turned stormy. He answered with a low, steady refusal.

“That’s not necessary.”

“Why not?” she queried, unable to read his sudden reserve.

His voice dropped, frank and unfiltered. “I’m still a man with instincts, Freya. If we lived under the same roof, I can’t promise I’d always control myself.”

He’d never been bothered by desire before—always calm, always detached. But with Freya, every brush of her lips, every stolen kiss, chipped away at his restraint.

home could be more temptation than even he

went quiet, understanding

question cut through the silence. “Why

just want to know if we’re actually compatible,” she replied, her tone honest and unguarded. “It’s better to find out now than wait until

go through a divorce again. What she longed

name, drawing her

She answered softly, “Yes?”

on gα ℓ ησ ν? ?s,

murmured, his eyes warm with quiet confidence. “We’ll have

anxious about it,

before he finished. “That’s not necessary.” A small,

to scramble for an excuse. “You’re the one who turned me down, remember?” She suddenly realized how impulsive her earlier request had been and quickly tried to change the subject. “It’s late.

move to leave. Freya hesitated, thrown off

her sweetly puzzled look, he spoke with a warm glow in his chest. “You

“Answer to what?” Did she ask

a hint of amusement in his eyes. “You wanted

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