---- Upon hearing the voice, Madeline paused in her tracks and looked behind her. Ellis looked very eye-catching despite being ina huge crowd. The dark brown coat he wore mapped out his long and slender figure. While he merely wore a simple black sweater on the inside, it still made him look elegant. Of course, his looks were flawless as ever. The sight of Ellis walking in the snow made him look like the main protagonist of a romance drama. For a moment, Madeline couldn't look away. "It's been a while, Madeline! Welcome back!" Ellis beamed at Madeline after slowing down to a halt before her. "What are you doing here?" Madeline was both stunned and confused. Ellis did email her when she was still living overseas, and she made sure to respond to him. Thanks to the emails, both of them became friendly with each other. ---- But Madeline still remembered Ellis being frustrated because he couldn't pick her up at the airport due to his own business trip, which took place at the same time. So, why was he standing before her right now? Madeline looked up at Ellis, confusion still apparent on her face. She opened her mouth, yet she didn't say a thing. Ellis noticed the tickets being crumpled in Madeline's hand. He asked, ''You got the tickets to the Ferris wheel?" His question snapped Madeline out of her trance as well. She glanced at the tickets before nodding. "Octavia bought them last time, but she couldn't make it." "What a coincidence! I couldn't get my hands on my own ticket!" Ellis quickly replied. The underlying message was very clear-he wanted to ride the Ferris wheel with Madeline. But Madeline seemed hesitant. After all, only couples-both married and unmarried-as well ---- as best friends, tended to ride the Ferris wheel. She felt that it was inappropriate for her and Ellis to ride the Ferris wheel together on the day the first snowfall took place. Then again, Ellis didn't give her a chance to turn him down. He continued, "Let's go, then!" Madeline wanted to turn him down, but her mind chose that moment to go blank.