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.

us for

spoke, my voice

you-for you

Leo's arms enveloped

barely breathe,

between us doing little to mask the warmth of

I was nothing, and then I was

it was again-the

at his lowest, he

because of my

compensating

to his cheek, the warmth

certainty I felt deep

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

wind outside rustled the trees, casting shadows on the

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

his chest rising and falling as

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lifted me effortlessly, carrying me

such care, as if I were something

this moment, I recalled that image

after joining the academy, I had spent that crazy and blissful night with Leo at the

of my trance, his fingers brushed lightly