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.

petals brushed against my fingers as I took the flowers from

said,

tone casual, but his eyes told a

turned to leave when, without warning. I

shadows of a

chin, tilting my face up toward his, and

hand to push him away, Leo broke

pounded in my chest, both from the kiss and the surprise of it, my lips tingling with the

my mouth with the back of my hand, glaring at

snapped, my voice trembling with

scolded or swatted at him, he just

as I continued to chastise him, but there was no malice in it-only

I grumbled, my hands still on

mad at him, not when he

deep, and he raised his hands in surrender. "I hear you, loud and

toward the villa, muttering under my breath as I

immediately grabbed my phone and called the home improvement company, scheduling a full lock change

antics were getting out of hand, and I needed

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time, he'll regret today's impulsive move, because at that day

next morning, I boarded a

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