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

you-for you as a

words left my lips, Leo's arms enveloped me

was so tight I could barely breathe, but I didn't want

of fabric between us doing little to mask

nothing, and then I

again-the

he was at his lowest, he couldn't fathom

stayed because of my parents' debt, that

control, he feared I'd leave, compensating me

his cheek, the warmth of his skin grounding

voice filled with the certainty I felt

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

casting shadows on the walls of the dimly lit

if the night itself wrapped around us, cradling us in the

rising and falling

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lifted me effortlessly, carrying me over to

with such care, as if I were something fragile he never wanted to

going to push him away, but at this moment, I recalled

the academy, I had spent that crazy

fingers brushed lightly over my face, tracing the