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

nothing with him, Leo," I said, keeping my voice

scoffed, looking straight

L

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

but

at me, his expression

Luna. No one can take that away from

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

in the living area, sitting

it was perfect for two people, but the room felt colder than before.

confidant, and asked him

absentmindedly fiddled with the documents

that caught his attention-my permanent

it up, saying

phone buzzed. Panther

as he read, his

something he only did when he was deeply

into the air, a visual representation of the tension building inside

in silence, I

a word, he had discovered that I

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

want in a home-a perfect place to settle

was one glaring absence

I had made for a life in Karnata, there

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