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

I said, keeping my voice steady. "Don't read too

looking straight

L

given up." His words were sharp, but he

had expected anger, but instead, Leo's tone

at me,

believe you," he said quietly. "You're my Luna.

I went straight to the bathroom for a shower, hoping the hot

the living area, sitting in

was perfect for two people,

most trusted confidant, and asked

with the

eyes fell on one that caught his

as he picked it up, saying nothing, just

buzzed. Panther had sent

and as he

a cigarette, something he only did when he was

smoke curled into the air, a visual

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 a

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

there was one glaring absence

part of it. In all those plans I had made for a life in Karnata,

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