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.

as

should go back now," I said, my voice softer

but his eyes told

when, without warning. I felt his

an instant, he pulled me into the shadows of a

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

me breathless, and just as I raised my hand to push him away, Leo broke the contact, stepping back as if he'd anticipated

from the kiss and the surprise of it, my lips tingling

and without thinking, I wiped my mouth with the back of my

snapped, my voice trembling with a mix of

much I scolded or swatted at him, he just stood there, smiling like a mischievous

no malice in it-only a kind of stubborn affection that made

my hands still

couldn't stay mad at him, not when he looked at

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

the villa, muttering under my

improvement company, scheduling a full lock change on the

hand, and

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comes back to my house next time, he'll regret today's impulsive

boarded a

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