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.

was too late to cover her ears

soft chuckle escaped her lips, and despite herself,

the news about Arnold and Linda–she had already suspected

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her from something unpleasant, touched her in a way she hadn’t expected.

Leo was about to say something else, the air

and

her presence commanding as

dress that accentuated her graceful figure, her heels clicking sharply against the marble floor.

in perfect waves, and her expression carried

a tailored black suit. His usual air of quiet dominance was intact, but the moment his gaze landed

changed.

a

immediately took in the scene before him: Leo standing close

been covering her ears, the

twisted, an unfamiliar

out a low growl. *Look at them. Your

intrusive thought. He had made his decision. Linda was by

unreadable, indifferent–he felt

chest.

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

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