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 was

keeping my voice steady. "Don't read too

scoffed, looking straight

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not have anything with him, but he clearly wants more. Even knowing you're my Luna, he hasn't given up." His words were sharp, but he didn't raise his voice.

expected anger, but instead, Leo's tone softened after a

at me,

believe you," he said quietly. "You're my Luna. No one

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

the living area, sitting in

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

his most trusted confidant, and

absentmindedly fiddled with the documents on the

caught his attention-my permanent residency permit for

changed slightly as he picked it up, saying nothing,

phone buzzed. Panther

as

a cigarette, something he only did when

into the air, a visual

Leo sat there, smoking in silence,

saying a word, he had discovered that I

gotten a passport, and even purchased a 300-square-meter

a home-a perfect place to settle down, with schools, hospitals, and shops

there was one glaring absence in that perfect

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

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