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

keeping my voice steady.

scoffed, looking

L

he clearly wants more. Even knowing you're my Luna, he hasn't given up." His words were sharp, but

had expected anger, but

at me, his expression

he said quietly. "You're my Luna. No one can take that away from

straight to the bathroom for a shower, hoping the hot

in the living area, sitting

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

trusted confidant, and asked him to check

fiddled with the documents

on one that caught his attention-my permanent residency permit

as he picked it up, saying nothing,

buzzed. Panther had sent him a

as

something he only

green smoke curled into the air, a

smoking in silence, I could feel the shift. He

saying a word, he had discovered that I had been planning things he

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

one could want in a home-a perfect place to

one glaring absence in that perfect

those plans I had made for a life in

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