Chapter 1038:

The truth? Meeting the parents was only part of the plan. The real reason was to find out Ellis’s childhood nickname.

The last time she brought it up, he claimed he didn’t have one—which was suspicious enough. But when she asked Alyssa about it later, she dodged the question.

That sealed it.

Ellis raised an eyebrow. “You seriously expect me to believe that?”

“Believe it or not,” Freya huffed. “Why ask if you’re just going to doubt me?”

Ellis chuckled.

Freya narrowed her eyes. What was so funny?

Ellis looked at her, clearly amused. “Want me to pull up some couple fight videos? You can study the body language—maybe sharpen your acting.”

Freya crossed her arms. “You think I’m pretending to be mad?”

tilted his head, evaluating. “You’d probably

“Ellis Lambert!”

“Hmm?”

right now.” Her voice was cool, firm—with a note

stand her

to him in most games or falling for his traps now and then. She conceded defeat in arguments. But this? This little battle of pride? She needed

argue. “I

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wasn’t how a proper fight was supposed

said suddenly, his eyes twinkling with curiosity and

She looked up instinctively.

realize there’s a pretty big flaw in your

She frowned. “What flaw?”

thought she was doing a convincing

and teasing. “Who argues

Freya glanced down.

sitting on his

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