Chapter 95

Nora stiffened slightly, but her expression remained neutral.

Megan continued oblivious to the tension her words created.

“She just opened her own company and apparently worked her entire team past two in the morning on their very first project.”

Leo let out a sharp scoff, his lips curling in a smirk.

“That project of hers? I heard about it. It’s nothing impressive. If she had to keep her employees up that late, it only means she’s incompetent.”

Megan chuckled, lowering her voice slightly as if sharing a secret. “Well, maybe she isn’t the most capable, but she’s certainly lucky. The project’s progress has been slow, but Arnold felt bad for her. So, he personally went to her company last night to help out.”

Nora’s expression didn’t change, but her hands clenched briefly before she forced them to relax.

She had already suspected as much, but hearing it confirmed left a strange, hollow feeling in her chest.

Megan, ever the gossip, leaned in a little closer, her voice barely above a whisper.

“Actually, rumor has it that Arnold and Linda pulled an all–nighter together in the upstairs office. They even slept there.”

A beat of silence followed.

Leo, who had been keeping an eye on Nora, suddenly reached out and covered her ears with both hands.

“Don’t listen to this nonsense.” he said, his voice laced with irritation. “If you listen any longer, your ears will be contaminated.”

guard by his sudden

already heard everything. It was too late to cover her ears

soft chuckle esca

lips, and despite herself, she felt warmth bloom in her chest.

Linda–she had

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immediate reaction to shield her from

something

that moment, Linda and Arnold entered the

walked in first, her presence

her graceful figure, her heels clicking sharply against the

styled in perfect waves, and her expression carried just the right balance of elegance and

her, his tall frame dressed in a tailored black suit. His usual air of quiet dominance was

steps faltered–just for a fraction of

eyes immediately took in the scene before him: Leo standing close to Nora,

way Leo had just been covering her ears, the soft amusement

Arnold twisted, an unfamiliar

growl. Look at them.

clenched his jaw, willing away the intrusive thought. He had made his decision. Linda was by his side now. That was what

unreadable, indifferent–he felt an inexplicable tightness in his

chest.

air in the lobby of the Silvermoon central building was cool and crisp, but the tension between the four people standing there was

marble floor gleamed under the bright lights, and the

eyes flickered toward Nora the moment

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