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.

brushed against my fingers as I took the

now," I said,

but his eyes told

leave when, without warning.

pulled me into the shadows of a nearby tree,

react, his hand cupped my chin, tilting my face up toward his, and his lips crashed down

frenzied, leaving me breathless, and just as I raised my hand to push him away, Leo broke the

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

without thinking, I wiped my mouth with the back of

with a mix of frustration

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

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

I grumbled, my hands still on

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

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

villa, muttering under

scheduling

hand, and I

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

boarded a plane bound

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