NovelOnlineChapter 869: "Would you avoid him afterward?" Ellis pressed.
"Why would I?" Ellis set his card down and gave Frederick a nod to deal the next round. He was beginning to realize that asking Freya questions wasn't getting him anywhere. She wasn't picking up on the deeper meaning.
In truth, Freya wasn't overthinking it, though she did find the question strange.
Frederick shuffled and dealt again, more randomly this tto avoid suspicion.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtTo everyone's surprise, Kristian drew the highest card. And once again, Freya had the lowest.
As before, she picked "Truth." Kristian, well aware of Ellis's feelings, looked at him before asking straight out, "If Ellis tells you he has a crush on you, will you consider accepting him?" Frederick looked up, surprised. Greta and Trent froze for a second.
Ellis didn't react. He remained calm, as always.
"He's already in love with someone else," Freya said, trying to dodge the question.
"That's not the point. Just answer honestly," Kristian insisted.
Freya glanced at Ellis. “No, I won't." She couldn't afford to stir the pot. Ellis had feelings for someone else. Saying yes would only create more trouble.
Kristian let out a small sigh of relief.
Ellis didn't flinch.
But the others weren't so sure anymore. Did Ellis still plan to confess? galnovsis where your journey begins Freya's answer was basically a rejection.
"Next round," Ellis said, unfazed, as if he were used to it.
Frederick, however, was not calm.
This time, he dealt Ellis the lowest card and Trent the highest.
Ellis chose "Truth" again. Trent didn't waste time. He asked, "Why haven't you confessed to the girl you like?" Ellis paused, then answered quietly, "Because I'm afraid she doesn't likeback." As he spoke, his eyes brushed over Freya's face. His tone stayed light, but the words carried weight. "I'm scared that if I tell her, she'll pull away-and I'll lose her completely." Freya froze at his words.
Ethel's words echoed in her mind: "Loving someone means being careful. You're scared to confess because you don't want to lose them. But you're scared not to, because you don't want to miss your chance." Was Ellis really feeling that too?
"You won't know the answer until you go for it," Freya said after sm consideration. The room quieted. All eyes shifted to her.
Ellis arched a brow, intrigued by her sudden seriousness. His voice m remained calm and deliberate. "Are you tellingto confess?" "I am." He tilted his head. "Why?" "Because if you don't say anything, how would she ever know how you feel?"
Ellis's gaze lingered on her, a flicker of tension behind his elegant composure. "And what if confessing ruins everything? What if we can't even stay friends afterward?" He was baiting her now, drawing her into his cautious logic.
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