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!"

the pony Leda kept at the local ranch. It was a sweet-natured thing, especially fond of Leda. Every visit to

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

compare me to that

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

up defensively.

chuckled, looking out the window. "I

York was speechless.

And if you keep babbling, you're on the

sit tight,

...

care of Roseanne, and York had been there for all three, hovering like a

sipping the chicken soup her friend had lovingly prepared, glancing at the man sitting with

he's feeling

on

it easy, don't

with a

in her mind, glared at the pot of soup as if it had personally

to abruptly kick him out of bed the

off the stove!" she had exclaimed, dashing

just

and more soup, Roseanne asked, "Leda, do

went off to check with

Roseanne was doing well, her ankle

she could

more excited than Roseanne,