Chapter 868

Camelia's gaze fell on Ryan, making him feel like he was held at gunpoint, which caused him to snap back to his senses. Eloise was worried that Camelia would misunderstand Ryan, so she replied quickly, "I'm here to talk to Ryan about the pond canopy and fence. We didn't do anything else!" Ryan felt very awkward. Wasn't Eloise's statement just drawing attention to the elephant in the room? As for Freya, she had good intentions. She wanted to comfort Eloise and give Ryan a treat for working hard. Unfortunately, her good intentions were not perceived that way. Ryan knew there was no use explaining further, but he still had to reply with something. "Didn't we talk about building a pond canopy and a pond fence today? I was thinking of how Eloise has great skills in this area of expertise, so I invited her in to discuss the design plan." Ryan deliberately spoke with increasing excitement in an attempt to shift Camelia's attention away. "Say, Eloise is very impressive! I thought a can