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 a long

spoke, my

for you-for you

words left my lips, Leo's arms enveloped me completely, pulling me into

tight I could barely breathe, but I

us doing little to mask the warmth of

his words trembling, "When I was in school, I was nothing, and then I was wounded in the war. Why did you

it was again-the

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

stayed because of my parents'

he lost control, he feared I'd leave, compensating me with money as if it could soothe

his cheek, the warmth

with the certainty I felt deep within. "From

tied to for the rest of my life, whether you

wind outside rustled the trees, casting shadows on the walls of the

itself wrapped around

rising and falling as he

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swift movement, he lifted me

me down with such care, as if I were

this moment, I recalled that image

joining the academy, I had spent that crazy and

a moment of my trance, his fingers brushed lightly over my