Chapter 1131:

He raised an eyebrow and responded with ease, “Oh yeah?”

“Yes,” Freya said with a nod, her expression unreadable.

“Then go on, tell me,” Ellis challenged, assuming she was bluffing, a knowing smirk playing at the corners of his maddeningly attractive lips. “What’s my nickname?”

“You sure you want me to say it?”

“Yeah.”

“Ella.” Freya blurted it out before she could think better of it.

Kendra had once let it slip that Ellis loathed that nickname. After he turned five, he’d banned everyone from using it—and had even ended up in a scuffle with Ethan over it.

A flicker cracked through Ellis’s usually laid-back composure. It was gone almost as soon as it appeared.

looked normal, but something about him had shifted. There was a strange weight in the air when he said, his voice a touch heavier than usual,

she always wanted a daughter,

bridge of his nose, his lips twisting into a smile that gave

she have spilled that secret to

met his

He reached over and ruffled

lips together, feeling a pang

too far. If the tables were turned, she knew she wouldn’t want anyone teasing her about something

“Ellis…”

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read her face, already guessing

searched for the

not off-limits.” Ellis tapped her lightly on the head and added,

in surprise. Ethan? There was

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