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At those words, Elyse propped her chin on her hands, her eyes locking onto Clive’s face with a piercing intensity.
Clive, caught in the spotlight of her gaze, felt a sudden wave of unease wash over him, his usual composure
slipping like sand through his fingers. He faltered, his words tumbling out in a nervous stutter. “W-why are you
staring atlike that? Don’t tellyou actually think I'm not man enough?”
Elyse let out a bright, melodic laugh, her voice dancing with amusement. “Not in the slightest! | think you're
quite the charmer. Peyton's just spouting gibberish—don’t take his nonsense to heart. You're truly easy on the
eyes.”
Clive’s hand shot up to cover his mouth, his eyes fixed on Elyse as if she had cast a spell over him. A faint flush
crept up his ears, their tips glowing a soft crimson, and he could feel the warmth spreading across his cheeks like
wildfire.
Thankfully, Peyton's attention was elsewhere, sparing Clive the embarrassment of being caught in such a fluster.
He leaned in close to Elyse, dropping his voice to a conspiratorial whisper. “My buddy is just putting on an act,
you know. If a lady calls him good-looking, his head will swell bigger than a hot air balloon. Don’t feed his ego
and continue tossing compliments my way instead.”
Elyse chuckled, her laughter bubbling up like a spring. “Didn’t | already say you were a looker too?”
Peyton blinked, momentarily thrown off balance by her unexpected praise, his usual bravado replaced by a
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtsheepish awkwardness. “You've never said that before.”
Elyse tilted her head, a playful glint in her eyes. “When I first laid eyes on you, you were so dashing | could
hardly bring myself to look at you without blushing.”
Peyton struggled to keep a straight face, trying to suppress his delight. Clive shot him a knowing look and said,
“If you want to laugh, just do it. Doesn't it wear you out, holding it in like that?”
Peyton narrowed his eyes at him and huffed. “Cool guys don’t just laugh at anything. Take Jayden, for example—
have you ever seen him crack a smile?”
Elyse blinked and said, “But he does. He smiles atall the time.”
Peyton froze, caught completely off guard. “Wait... does he have another side or something?”
Clive sighed and said, “You are not Jayden’s wife. Why would he smile at you?”
Peyton scoffed. “As soon as Jayden gets here, I'm asking him myself.”
Elyse giggled behind her hand, but her laughter faltered when she caught Clive staring at her. She paused and
asked, “What? Why are you looking atlike that?”
Clive shook his head with a small smile. “Nothing... It’s just that | haven't seen you in a while, and you look even
more beautiful than before.”
Elyse tilted her chin up playfully. “I have always been beautiful.”
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