59.9% Chapter 77 Chapter 77 I wanted to pull away, to distance myself from the confusing emotions he was stirring up, but something in the way he held my gaze made it difficult.
Rolin had always been there, a constant presence, but now... now it felt different.
There was a pull between us, something unspoken yet powerful, and it leftmore conflicted than ever.
As we sat there, the soft light of the piano lounge casting a gentle glow around us, neither of us noticed the figure lurking in the shadows a hundred meters away.
Hidden behind a corner, Aria watched us with narrowed eyes.
Her lips curled into a sly smile as she pulled out her phone, zooming in on the scene before her.
With a quick tap, she captured the moment-Rolin holding my hand, his lips just inches from my skin, while I looked at him with a mix of surprise and confusion.
Just as she snapped the picture, I felt an odd sensation, like someone was watching me.
I turned my head slightly, scanning the room, but saw nothing out of the ordinary.
Aria had already slipped away, her mission accomplished.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBack in her room, Aria smirked s she reviewed the photo on her phone.
It was a perfect shot, capturing the moment in all its ambiguity.
She sent the image With e Thinking eo with a a smirk, confident that it would ignite the jealousy she so desperately wanted to stir.
Leo must have hated to kill them for cheating.
it, Aria couldn't wait for Leo's response.
She waited for his response, tapping her fingers impatiently against the side of her phone. But as the minutes ticked by he with no py, her irritation grew.
"Honey Sponding? With a huff, she sent the photo again, this twith a taunting message: you see? Your precious Luna is out on a date with another man. She didn't waste any time, did she?" Aria hit send, her grin widening.
a later, her smug expression faltered when the message failed to deliver.
turned to frustration as she realized that she had been blocked.
Anger simmered beneath the surface as she stared at her phone in disbelief.
Just then, her phone buzzed with an incoming call.
She checked the caller ID, and her heart leaped in excitement-it was Leo.
She answered quickly, already forming her words of complaint.
"Leq, did you blockby mistake? You're supposed to block Elizabeth, not me! Addback-" But Léo's voice cut through her whining, cold and distant.
"Aria we're done. Stop with these childish games and move on. I'm warning you-stay out of my life." The line went dead before she could respond, leaving Aria stunned, her face contorted with fury. 15:34 After I Amazed the World, the Cold Alpha Regretted 60.3% Chapter 77 She clenched her phone tightly, anger boiling Meanwhile, in his office, Leo sat on the The image of Rolin andlingered on the realized she had pushed him too far.
of the sofa, his hand still gripping his phone.
a Matting painful reminder of the distance between us.
In the photo, I looked so serene, my expression soft by the music and Rolin's attention.
Leo's jaw tightened as he stared at the picture, his grip on the phone tightening until his knuckles turned white.
For a long moment, he fought to keep his composure, breathing deeply to suppress the dark thoughts swirling in his mind.
But the more he looked at the image, the more the jealousy gnawed at him.
is heart ached with a familiar pain, a mix of anger, regret, and longing that he couldn't shake.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmFinally, he couldn't hold it in any longer.
With a sudden burst of frustration, he swept the documents from his desk onto the floor, the papers scattering in disarray. The act was a brief release, but it did little to calm the storm inside him.
As he stood there, breathing heavily, the door to his office opened, and Leo's Beta Panther walked in.
He froze, taken aback by the sight of the mess.
For a moment, BETA hesitated before bending down to collect the scattered documents.
BETA had seen this side of Leo before-volatile, cold, prone to outbursts.
It was a side of him that had been more prevalent before Elizabeth cinto his life.
Her presence had softened him, brought out a gentler, more patient side that few people ever saw.
But now, with her gone, Leo seemed to be slipping back into his old ways, the temper that had once defined him resurfacing.
ve "The flight to Serevia City is booked for early this morning," BETA Sald cautiously, Reeping his tone neutral. 74 "You can leave for the airport now if you wish." Leo didn't respond immediately, his eyes fixed on the phone in his hand.
Finally, he nodded, though the irritation in his expression hadn't faded.
"I know," he muttered, his voice edged with frustration.