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,

but his eyes told a

turned to leave when, without warning. I felt

he pulled me into the shadows of a nearby tree, its branches rustling softly

face up toward his, and his lips crashed down on mine-fierce, urgent,

and just as I raised my hand to push him away,

my chest, both from the kiss and

my mouth with the back of my hand, glaring at him in

voice trembling with a

him, he just stood there, smiling like

continued to chastise him, but there was no malice

my hands still on my

him, not when he looked at

raised his hands in

the villa, muttering under my breath as I went

called the home improvement company, scheduling a full lock change on the house

were getting out of hand, and I needed my

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

morning, I boarded a

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