After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 141

Leo's face grew serious, the playful tone from earlier replaced by something heavier. "What's this about the money you put on my card?" he asked, his eyes searching mine

I stood from my desk, brushing it off with a shrug. "It's nothing. Forget it."

Before I could take a step, Leo caught my wrist, his grip firm but gentle.

"No. You're not leaving until you explain."

ghed, knowing where this was going.

"That money was supposed to come out of my pocket, Leo," I said softly.

His hand slid down my arm, pulling me into his embrace,

His voice was low, laced with concern.

"But the amount you transferred is far more than those debts. You're trying to prove something, aren't you?"

I smirked, letting him pull me closer.

There was a glint of determination in my eyes as I said, "Everyone assumed I married you for money back then. I'm paying you back, Leo. I want them to see that I can make my own way, that I don't need anything from you."

Leo's breath hitched, his chest tightening as he held me tighter. "And what were you after, then?"

He knew the answer. He'd known it for years, but he needed to hear it from my lips.

between us for

finally spoke,

came for you-for you as

arms enveloped

could barely breathe, but I didn't want

doing little to mask the warmth of our bodies or the rhythm of our shared

and then I was wounded in the war. Why did you never think of giving

was again-the doubt he always

he was at his lowest, he couldn't

because of my parents' debt, that I had no

lost control, he feared I'd leave, compensating me

hand to his cheek,

my voice filled with the certainty I felt deep within. "From the first moment we made love in

one I'd be tied to for the rest of my life, whether you remembered that or

casting shadows on the walls of the dimly lit

itself wrapped around us, cradling us

and falling as he leaned in closer.

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he lifted me effortlessly, carrying me over to the

if I were

him away, but at this moment, I recalled that image

I had spent

my trance, his fingers brushed lightly