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.

sighed, knowing what

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

looking

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given up." His words were sharp, but he didn't raise

didn't respond. I had expected anger, but instead, Leo's

at me,

Luna. No one can take that away from

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

in the living area,

was spacious, around 80 square meters, designed with luxury in mind. Everything about it was perfect for

dialed Panther, his most trusted confidant,

waiting, he absentmindedly fiddled with the documents on the bedside

that caught his attention-my permanent residency permit for Karnata. Chapter

changed slightly as he picked it up, saying nothing, just

later, his phone buzzed. Panther

it, and as

a cigarette, something he only did when he was

into the air, a visual representation

in silence, I could feel the

word, he had discovered that I had been planning

a passport, and even purchased a 300-square-meter villa, complete

want in a home-a perfect place to

one glaring

had made for a life in Karnata, there was no

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