Chapter 200

After the awkward handshake, Leo took a seat next to me.

Throughout the meal, the conversation was tense,

Leo and Marcus exchanged words that seemed polite on the surface but were laced with hidden meanings, verbal fireworks disguised as pleasantries Yet, despite the friction between them, Leo never neglected me.

His voice softened every time he spoke to me, his words gentle, as if to remind me of his affection.

per felt endless.

I could sense how deliberate Leo was being-his actions, his tone, everything seemed too calculated, too perfect.

By the time we finished, I was mentally exhausted.

Marcus left, his departure polite yet curt, and Leo and I stood outside the restaurant in silence for what felt like an eternity.

As we waited for the car, I could feel the weight of the evening hanging between us, unspoken yet heavy.

Finally, the driver pulled up, and as we climbed into the backseat, Leo's composure began to crack.

The silence in the car was oppressive.

I knew Leo was holding something back.

It wasn't long before he turned to me, his voice filled with restrained frustration.

"So, this is the friend you came to meet in Karnata?" he sneered.

knowing what

with him, Leo," I said, keeping my voice steady. "Don't read

scoffed, looking

L

have anything with him, but he clearly wants more. Even knowing you're my Luna, he hasn't given up." His words were sharp, but he didn't raise his

expected anger, but instead, Leo's

glanced at me, his expression

"You're my Luna. No one can

bathroom for a shower, hoping the hot water would wash

stayed in the living

with luxury in mind. Everything about it was perfect for two people, but the room felt colder than before. Leo seemed

most trusted confidant, and asked him to

fiddled with the documents on the

that caught his

he picked it up, saying nothing, just

his phone buzzed. Panther had sent

it, and as he read, his expression

something he only did when

air, a visual representation of

Leo sat there, smoking in silence, I could

a word, he had discovered that I had

for long-term residency in Karnata, gotten a passport, and even purchased a 300-square-meter villa, complete with

everything one could want in a home-a perfect place to settle down, with schools, hospitals, and shops

glaring absence in

it. In all those plans I had made for a life in

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