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

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

scoffed, looking

L

Luna, he hasn't given up." His words were sharp,

anger, but instead, Leo's

me, his

my Luna. No one can take that

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

living

it was perfect for two people, but the room felt colder than before. Leo seemed distracted, lost

confidant, and asked

waiting, he absentmindedly fiddled with the

his

as he picked it up, saying nothing, just staring at

Panther had sent

as he

a cigarette, something he only did when he was

curled into the air, a visual

silence, I could feel the

saying a word, he had discovered that I had been planning things he wasn't aware

for long-term residency in Karnata, gotten a passport, and even purchased a

everything one could want in a home-a perfect place to settle

glaring absence

In all those plans I had made for a life in Karnata, there was no

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