Chapter 1611:

Over the years, her fiercely independent spirit had softened, and if she weren’t so stubborn, Ellis’s care might’ve turned her into a total softie.

He remembered her cycle, nudging her when she forgot. Her clothes, her jewelry—he’d often pick them out. Even her work—he’d lend a hand when she needed it.

The feeling of being cherished was like a warm blanket, hard to resist. At first, she fought to stay independent, but his genuine love pulled her in. Luckily, she hadn’t lost the skills and strength she’d built growing up.

“What’s going on in that head of yours?” Ellis murmured, pinching the soft skin at Freya’s waist with a playful squeeze. She’d lost a bit of weight lately—he thought she could stand to gain some back. “You’ve gone completely silent on me.”

Freya turned her gaze to the ceiling, her voice soft but unflinchingly honest. “I was just thinking… what if one day, you decide you want a divorce?”

Even now, she couldn’t quite understand what had drawn Ellis to her in the first place.

him—with his quiet intensity,

grip tightened slightly, more out of surprise

almost flustered, then exhaled and confessed, “I just… I’ve changed. Haven’t

amusement. “If your version of ‘lazy’ were ever made

before sunrise for a

blinking. And when she had downtime? She devoured new subjects to explore the areas she wasn’t familiar

in a slice of cake or a spontaneous night


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wasn’t the word Ellis would

all the things you could be worried about,” he said, eyes crinkling with that familiar teasing glint, “me divorcing you shouldn’t even make the list. Without

of heat rushed to Freya’s cheeks, and she glanced away, mortified but amused. Every time he said that, she felt… off. Teased,

added with a lopsided grin. He had long since handed over control of his finances to her. “Besides

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