After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter

18

I was so lost in the video that Leo's voice barely registered at first.

"Beth- Beth-Elizabeth!"

His third, louder call jolted me out of my thoughts.

as the car

powered off my tablet and stepped out of the car, walking briskly ahead

rushed to the bathroom, desperate to strip away the layers of makeup

wave of relief

which I hadn't used for a long time, and wiped the dust off the top of it, longing to remember what it felt like back then, but then I noticed that Leo was already sitting on the edge of the bed in his pyjamas. "You're

raised an eyebrow at

said, "I thought I was