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Leo shrugged. “It’s right outside.”

Her heartbeat quickened slightly.

So, Cole had ignored her request and sent the car over anyway.

A strange feeling settled in her chest.

Ever since their last encounter, Cole’s attitude toward her had noticeably softened. But why?

Leo noticed the way Nora’s face stiffened, her fingers tightening around her phone. He frowned slightly. sensing something was off.

“What’s wrong?” he asked, his voice laced with concern.

Nora quickly masked her emotions and shook her head. “Nothing,” she said lightly, but there was a distant look in her eyes.

She unlocked her phone, scrolling through her contacts until she found Cole’s number. Without hesitation, she transferred the exact amount he had spent on her car repairs and sent him a brief message acknowledging the payment.

Barely a second passed before her phone vibrated with an incoming call.

Nora hesitated, then sighed and picked up.

“Cole.”

“You didn’t have to send the money back,” his voice came smoothly through the line, tinged with something she couldn’t quite place.

Nora’s grip on her phone tightened. “I don’t like owing favors,” she stated firmly.

Cole exhaled, a soft chuckle escaping. “Stubborn as ever, huh?”

“That’s how I am,” she replied, unmoved.

There was a brief silence, and then curiosity got the better of her. “Can you tell me why you’re helping

me?”

Then, he spoke,

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it a thank you gift.”

frowned. “A thank–you gift?”

said it was an apology, she would have understood. But a thank–you gift? What

she could ask, the line clicked, and

at her phone,

who had been quietly listening, finally spoke. “Was that the guy who helped with your car?”

still lost in thought.

time something like this happens. you should call me directly. You don’t need to rely on another

on possessiveness. It was unlike him,

always composed. But for a fleeting

it, he smiled–his usual, reassuring smile. “This is also the responsibility of

moment passing just as quickly as it had come.

to think too much about it, she nodded and turned her attention back to their work.

hours going through notes, organizing information on the exhibits from

the time they finished and sent off the report,

glanced at her. “You should take a few

waved a hand dismissively. “I’ll

Instead, he gathered his things and stood up. “I’ll see you later, then. If you need anything,

left, and for a moment, the apartment felt eerily silent.

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call, and now

churned inside her, but she pushed

jolted awake by the sound of her phone ringing.

it and answered

“Hello?”

voice came through the speaker. “Are

up, rubbing her

of conversation. It sounded like he was

a pause, he added, “Dad is here. Do you want to talk to