Chapter 248

"......." Giselle strained for a few seconds, couldn't hold back any longer, the corners of her lips curling into a smile she couldn't hold back; her eyes shining with amusement. Maverick gave her a glance, a trace of a smile flickering in his eyes. He said, "Come back with me to Shallow Bay tonight." Giselle pursed her lips, then nodded weakly. Ah— She was really easy to appease. "However," she quickly regained her serious demeanor and declared, "You are not allowed to talk to her without my permission in the future." She looked serious. Maverick simply replied, "Alright." Such quick consent made Giselle suspicious, "Are you tricking me just to coax me into coming back to Shallow Bay?" "Mm, I am trying to coax you." Maverick didn't deny it. "I knew you were deceiving me." "But I didn't deceive you." Their words fell at the same time. "......" Maverick glanced at Giselle, "In your eyes, is my word so untrustworthy?" "......" Questioned by Maverick like this, Giselle felt somewhat embar