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 Sarah’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.

Sarah 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.

Sarah 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.

Sarah’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?”

For a moment, she thought he wouldn’t answer. Then, he spoke, his tone casual but vague.

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it a

frowned. “A

she would have understood. But a

the line clicked,

her phone, her mind

spoke. “Was that the guy who helped

lost in thought.

against the couch, his expression unreadable. “Next time something like this happens, you should call

on possessiveness. It was unlike him, and it caught her

looked up at him, slightly surprised. Leo was always kind, always composed. But for a fleeting second, his usual warmth carried an underlying

before she could dwell on it, he smiled–his usual, reassuring smile. “This is also the responsibility of a superior

moment passing just as quickly as it had

it, she nodded and

hours going through notes, organizing information on the exhibits from the event, and preparing their assignment

and sent off the

glanced at her. “You should take a

dismissively. “I’ll be fine.”

things and stood up, “I’ll

a moment, the apartment felt eerily silent.

The events of

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indifference, Alex’s call, and now Cole’s unexpected kindness.

churned inside her,

was jolted awake by the sound of her

groggy, she reached for it and answered without checking the caller

“Hello?”

Alex’s bright voice came through the speaker. “Are you feeling better?”

her temple. “I’m fine,

could hear background noises–clinking utensils, the faint murmur of

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