Sarah 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.”

Sarah’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 Sarah, 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.”

Sarah blinked, caught completely off guard by his sudden action.

heard everything. It was too late

despite herself, she felt warmth bloom

news about Arnold and Linda–she had already suspected

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had gone last

shield her from

say something else, the air in the room

that moment, Linda and Arnold

her presence

that accentuated her

her expression carried just the right balance

closely behind her, his tall frame dressed in a tailored black suit. His usual air of quiet dominance was intact, but the moment

changed.

a

sharp eyes immediately took in the scene before him: Leo standing close to Sarah, his body slightly

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

Arnold twisted, an unfamiliar feeling creeping in.

low growl. *Look at them.

the intrusive thought. He had made his decision. Linda was by his side now. That was what

yet, as he met Sarah’s gaze–calm, unreadable, indifferent–he felt an inexplicable

chest.

the lobby of the Silvermoon central building was cool and crisp,

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