PopularNovelChapter 1102: At first, she bought it.
Until she stumbled across an order confirmation on his phone-for a few boxes of condoms.
Maybe he was just stocking up. But she wasn't taking any chances.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWhat if one day he decided to "practice with" her? She wouldn't survive it.
Ellis gave her a slow, amused look, brow arching. "Did you forget who taught you how to tie someone up in the first place?" Freya froze.
Ellis's eyes flicked to the car key she'd just stuck in the ignition. His voice was casual, but there was an edge to it. "You leaving on your own, or do you need help getting out?" "I've got a last-minute business trip," Freya said evenly, not a hint of panic on her face. “I'm not running." Ellis raised a brow. "You sure?" "Positive." "Yeah... I don't buy it." He didn't bother sugarcoating it this time.
But Freya wasn't rattled. She'd cprepared-with a solid plan B. "If you don't believe me, I can call Melvin right now," she offered smoothly. "We're working on that overseas deal. He's already headed to the airport." Ellis's eyes dropped to her hands. No phone. No earpiece. She clearly hadn't just cup with that excuse. "The contract and other files are in my suitcase,” she added coolly. "You can check them yourself." ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐o glno"How long is this so-called trip?" he asked.
"Depends. If things go smoothly, a week. If not, could be up to a month." Ellis didn't look away. He could tell she was hiding something-but damn, she was good. Her calm was almost convincing. And to be fair, it wasn't like she had a real reason to run. He wasn't the bad guy here.
After a pause, he finally said, "Callbefore you land. I'll pick you up." Freya let out a subtle breath. "I will." Not long after that, Melvin pulled up.
Ellis noticed immediately-and something shifted in his expression. Wait a second. Wasn't Melvin supposed to already be at the airport? So why was he just getting here now? Ellis narrowed his eyes slightly, but Freya didn't even blink. Everything was going exactly how she'd planned it this morning-down to the minute.
Melvin got out of the car and walked over, a folder of documents in hand.
Ellis asked deliberately, "Melvin, why are you here?"
"I'm here to take her to the airport," Melvin said with his usual composed tone. "We've gofs "We've got spaperwork to En.
review on the way." Ellis didn't let it go. "Wouldn't that be easier over the phone? Or on the..."
Melvin stayed unfazed. “The files are stored in the cloud. No inteonl he flight! Better to go over everything now."
He popped open his laptop and dove into the documents with Freya, m walking her through key points like it was any normal day. And this time, it was legit work.
Freya didn't miss a beat either-fully focused, fully in the zone.
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