Chapter 159

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grin played on his lips as he shook his head.

"I'm courting you now," he replied with a smirk.

"A ride home is in order." He held the bouquet up slightly, as if to make his point clearer. "Ceremony is important, after all."

I couldn't help but let out a small sigh, but there was a warmth beneath it, unspoken.

As we walked shoulder to shoulder toward the front of my villa, the evening air was thick with unspoken tension.

sun had dipped below the horizon, leaving behind a soft twilight that cast long shadows over the manicured lawns and gently swaying trees.

The scent of roses lingered between us, mixing with the earthy smell of the grass and the distant hint of rain that threatened to fall.

Despite the calm night, there was an electric pull between us, crackling in the air like a storm waiting to break.

Leo's presence was undeniable, tall and confident beside me, his movements steady and sure.

We didn't speak, but the silence wasn't uncomfortable.

It was charged, heavy with everything we wanted to say but couldn't.

When we reached the stairs to the entrance, I turned to him, reaching for the bouquet.

my fingers as I took the flowers from his

go back now," I said, my voice

his tone casual, but his eyes

to leave when, without warning. I felt his strong arm

into the shadows of a

could react, his hand cupped my chin, tilting my face up

as I raised my hand to push him away, Leo

chest, both from the kiss and the surprise of it, my lips

my mouth with the back of my hand, glaring at

snapped, my voice trembling with

him, he just stood there, smiling like a

chastise him, but there was no malice in it-only a kind of stubborn affection that made my

my hands still

him, not when he looked at me like that. "This

raised his hands

turned back toward the villa, muttering

company, scheduling a full lock change on the

were getting out of hand, and I needed my boundaries

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comes back to my house next time, he'll regret today's impulsive move, because at that

boarded a

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