Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 704

Leda found herself momentarily lost in York's deep, dark eyes. It was as if they held secrets she couldn't quite decipher, and for a brief second, the world around her seemed to pause.

Just then, Nola and Katrina returned from the restroom, their laughter cutting through the tension like a knife through butter.

Leda quickly shook York's hand off her own, and he retreated to his seat with impressive speed.

Katrina, sensing the strangely charged atmosphere, hesitated before asking, "You guys... everything okay?"

York remained silent, his gaze fixed intently on Leda.

It was clear he was waiting for her to make a statement.

Taking a deep breath, Leda smiled, "Oh, it's nothing. We're just fine."

And just like that, the two transitioned from being business partners who had

stumbled into a relationship to an open couple with an unspoken understanding.

...

Snapping back to the present, Leda pushed York away as he leaned in for

another kiss. "Seriously? Can you just drive already?"

"Come on, just one more kiss! I can't get enough..."

Leda rolled her eyes. "York, you're more clingy than Buttercup!"

sweet-natured thing, especially fond of Leda.

and, in a moment of mischief, had nudged the pony with his foot-only to be kicked back, leaving a bruise

to that little brute!"

Buttercup is still young. Otherwise—" Leda's gaze traveled from his

defensively. "You... you wouldn't

chuckled, looking out the window. "I could

York was speechless.

babbling, you're on the couch

sit tight,

...

hospital for three days, taking care of Roseanne,

the chicken soup her friend had lovingly

"Maybe he's feeling a bit...

choked on

easy,

at York with a mix

to the wild theories brewing in her mind, glared at the pot of

had caused Leda to abruptly kick him out of bed

off the stove!" she had exclaimed, dashing

just stood there,

soup, Roseanne asked, "Leda, do

went off to check with

confirmed Roseanne was doing well, her

she

was even more excited than Roseanne,