NovelApexChapter 1049: "Okay..." Freya murmured.
It wasn't until the word left her mouth that she realized her voice had gone all breathy.
Ellis chuckled softly, his tone rich with amusement. He kissed her again before stepping back, ruffling her smooth, silky hair on his way out.
Freya watched the door close behind him. Her fingers fluttered up to her lips, still tingling from his kiss, her cheeks slowly turning crimson. What in the world just happened? Once she calmed her racing heart, she turned her attention back to the envelope Kendra had handed her. Inside, she found a card and a neatly folded piece of paper.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe meant to take them out together, but the feel of the card gave her pause.
The texture... it wasn't anything like a business card. It felt heavier, almost like a bank card.
She tugged it out straight away.
A Black Card.
She already owned one herself, so why had Kendra given her another? She unfolded the paper. It explained that the card belonged to Ellis and was now in her care. The note even mentioned his childhood nickname.
Freya froze as her eyes landed on the word. It didn't suit him one bit.
But it was kind of amusing. She tucked the paper back inside and headed downstairs with the card in hand, searching for Ellis.
When Ellis spotted the card, he didn't look the least bit surprised. His mom had planned to give it to him ages ago, but he had told her to hold onto it as a gift for his future wife.
gV In o vlshosts great fiction Freya attempted to return it. They weren't married yet, so it didn't sit right with her.
Ellis placed it back in her hand, his tone gentle yet firm. "It'll be yours eventually. Might as well keep it now." "Then at least answerone thing." "What is it?" "What's your childhood nickname?” She genuinely wanted to hear it from his own lips.
Ellis hesitated, giving her a slow once-over as if sizing up her motives. His deep voice finally cut through the silence. "Did you go all the way to my parents just to dig that out of them?" Freya hadn't expected him to get to the point so quickly.
Was she that obvious? "They didn't tell you?" Ellis pinched her cheek gently. How had he not noticed her scheming sooner? "I didn't ask." "Still playing innocent?" "I really didn't ask," Freya insisted with a serious face.
Ellis let out a low chuckle.
If he hadn't spent so much twith her lately-and if she hadn't gotten so e much sheakier he might've bought it.
"Okay, I asked a little," Freya confessed under his intense stare, only half-lying, "But your mom didn't tell me. Sho just mentioned your nicknwas picked alongside a girl's name. That's all she said."
Ellis studied her, clearly debating whether she was telling the e trythn Freya kept her poker face perfectly serene as she asked again, “So, what is it?"
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