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    “Delete it,” Kaiden ordered.


    “Well… okay.”AdChoicesADVERTISING


    Ellie detected a tinge of regret in Carole’s response.


    After ending the call, Kaiden fixed his gaze on Ellie, raising an eyebrow and silently urging her to speak.


    From the moment Kaiden dialed Carole’s number, Ellie’s mind went nk. Confronting Carole in front of her was a persuasive and emotionally charged move.


    “I…” Ellie stammered, torn between acknowledging her mistake and deflecting me for Carole’s misleading post.


    As Ellie contemted her response, her attention was drawn to the gray scarf in Kaiden’s hands.


    “You tossed this away, didn’t you?” Ellie picked up the scarf, examining it closely. “How did you…”AdChoicesADVERTISING


    “Cayson found it,” Kaiden lied, maintaining hisposure. “You know it was yours? Perhaps Cayson bought a simr one.”


    “I knitted it myself. I can recognize my handiwork,” Ellie asserted.


    “You knitted it yourself?” Dumbfounded, Kaiden shifted his gaze towards Ellie, recalling her earlier assertion that she hadn’t designed the scarf.


    “Of course.”


    Confusion filled Ellie as she pondered why Kaiden seemed so agitated. Mindful of the intricate design she had crafted for Theo’s tie, she considered that if her gift to Kaiden fell short of Theo’s tie, he wouldn’t easily overlook it.AdChoicesADVERTISING


    Kaiden, momentarily stunned, disyed a hint of delight.


    As he moved to put the scarf away, Ellie yfully snatched it from him. “You discarded it once. If you didn’t like it, you should return it to me.” With a grin, Ellie took the scarf back.


    She did it deliberately.


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    Kaiden couldn’t help but smile.


    Ellie was stunned for a moment by his smile. When she regained her senses, she found herself pressed against the seat by him.


    Leaning in, he ensnared her within the confines of his tall frame.


    In the confined space, a romantic atmosphere unfolded.


    “Exin why you turned down being my date to have a midnight snack with Edwin,” Kaiden retrieved the scarf from Ellie’s hand and confronted her about the actions that had upset him. His low, maic voice added intensity to the conversation.


    “When did I have a midnight snack with…” Ellie began, before realizing she had, in fact, shared a midnight snack with Edwin on the day she had declined Kaiden’s invitation.


    Seeing through her realization, Kaiden raised an eyebrow.


    “Edwin did Baylee a favor that day, and I treated him as a thank-you gesture,” Ellie exined.


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