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    The rest of the afternoon passed quickly.


    Freya had started out pretending to be busy, but somewhere along the way, she ended up finishing every single document Melvin had left with her. By the time she looked up, the clock had already slipped past 6 p.m.


    Ellis casually suggested they grab dinner, and n quickly jumped at the chance to bow out with a flimsy excuse. He had no real reason to stick around—he figured he’d catch up with Freyater that night.


    Once he was gone, the room was left with just Freya and Ellis.


    Freya felt a strange tightness in her chest, but she masked it with a steady tone as she asked, “You didn’t have any projects lined up here, did you? What brought you to this city?”


    “I didn’t before. Now I do,” Ellis answered without hesitation. Lambert Group had picked up a new deal recently. “If I hadn’t bumped into n, I wouldn’t have known you were here.”


    Freya shifted gears. “Let’s go eat.”


    “Alright,” Ellis agreed without objection.


    The two of them left together.


    On the way out, Ellis took out his phone and made a quick call, telling his assistant to cancel his hotel reservation. “Cancel my reservation; I’ve got a ce to crash now.”


    Freya nced over at him, confused.


    When he hung up, he caught her expression and asked, “What’s wrong?”


    “You canceled your hotel. Where are you nning to stay?”


    “With you.”


    Freya froze where she stood. Her mind wentpletely nk for a second. Her proposal n could blow up!


    “I’ll book you a new suite,” she said quickly. “I’ve been swampedtely—working all sorts of hours. My schedule’s a mess. I don’t want to disturb your rest.”


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    “You won’t. I’ll just keep youpany.” Ellis shot her down instantly, not even blinking.


    Freya was at a loss for words.


    Ellis gently squeezed her hand and grinned, teasing, “What, you don’t want to stay with me?”


    “No.”


    “Are you scared of me?”


    “Of course not.”


    “Then we will stay together.” He made it sound final. “And about your workload — I’ll help you get through it fast. The quicker we finish, the sooner we get to bed.”


    Freya shut her mouth immediately. Hearing the word “bed” gave her chills.


    After that little exchange, she couldn’t focus at all during dinner.


    Once they’d eaten, Ellis suggested a short walk. As they passed a store, he stopped and said he needed to grab something.


    “Wait,” Freya called out, stopping him.


    Ellis turned around. “What’s up?”


    “What are you going to buy?”


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