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

spoke, my voice

you-for

soon as the words left my lips, Leo's arms enveloped

barely breathe, but I didn't

sync, the thin layers of fabric between us doing little to mask

school, I was nothing, and then I was wounded in the war. Why did you never think of giving

it was again-the doubt

he was at his lowest, he couldn't fathom why someone would marry

believed I only stayed because of my parents' debt, that I

compensating me with money

my hand to his cheek, the warmth of

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

to for

casting shadows on the walls of the dimly lit

as if the night itself wrapped around us, cradling

quickened, his chest rising and falling

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swift movement, he lifted me effortlessly, carrying me over to the

placed me down with such care, as if I were something fragile he never wanted

push him away, but at this moment,

academy, I had spent that crazy

fingers brushed lightly over my face, tracing the lines of my