After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 64

I hesitated, my thoughts racing.

I knew exactly what he was referring to-the moment I had pushed him away and left without explanation.

had something important to take care of," I replied, my tone more clipped than I intended.

There was a brief pause on the other end, then his voice, tinged with frustration, came

through.

"You didn't think I deserved to know what it was?"

I could hear the irritation, the jealousy, simmering beneath the surface.

In the past, I would have scrambled to apologize, to make things right.

But something had shifted in me.

"Leo, we don't have a relationship anymore." I reminded him, my voice firm. "I don't owe you an explanation."

He was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice had softened, a note of vulnerability slipping through.

"I just wanted to pick you up and bring you home," he admitted, almost as if he feared I wouldn't return.

As if he was afraid I'd say no, he hastened to add, "There's a letter for you mailed to the

original address. Believe me, you'll want to see this."

His words piqued my curiosity and I made an appointment with leo. Soon, I drove to the restaurant where we had arranged to meet, and he was waiting for me in the lobby, his expression unreadable.

As soon as I stepped inside, he stood and handed me a formal, exquisitely crafted envelope,

with golden wax bearing an olive

15:31

Amazed the World the

took it, my fingers

but I

see," he said, a small smile tugging at the

unfolded the letter within. My eyes widened as I

contents.

I whispered, more to myself than to

it

our alma mater saying that I wowed so many people with my opening performance at the summer festival that many underclassmen wanted my contact information to ask me some musical questions. So the school planned to invite me back directly to give a performance at the graduation party, which would also

"Graduation party."

he seemed to be caught

first met each other,

a moment, then said

realize you

on a college campus, Leo was already a legend-a final-year student chosen as

was the epitome of everything I admired, and

him.

with students dressed in their finest

bouquet of flowers pinned to our chests, a symbol of the

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significance.

troublemaker, had taken

my heart sinking as I watched it fall because I knew I wouldn't be able to

he came down from the stage

who didn't want to die, and perhaps he was about to step on my corsage and leave as if nothing had happened. I nervously

he

leaned over to

"Elizabeth......