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Chapter 54
Leon did not sleep well that night. The house was quiet, the kind of quiet that should have been comforting, but his mind refused to slow. Mia’s relieved smile replayed itself again and again, followed immediately by the memory of how pale she had looked when she first saw the car. That split second of fear on her face lingered like a thorn in his chest. He lay on his back, one arm folded beneath his head, eyes open in the darkness. Too close, he thought. He had been careless. One misstep, and the fragile balance he had maintained for years could have cracked wide open. Mia trusted him—not blindly, but sincerely. That trust deserved better than hurried excuses and half-truths stacked on top of one another. Tomorrow, he decided. No more delays. When dawn broke, Leon was already awake. He moved quietly through the house, washing up, changing into clean clothes, careful not to wake Mia. She looked peaceful in sleep, her brows finally smooth, the tension of the previous day eased.
Chapter 53
Leon’s gaze sharpened the moment the words Madam Quinn left his assistant’s mouth.“What happened?” he asked, already straightening from behind his desk.The assistant swallowed hard, Adam’s apple bobbing visibly. He had delivered countless reports before, some involving billion-dollar negotiations and others involving power struggles that could shake the city, yet this was the first time his palms were damp. “The car,” he said carefully. “The one you ordered… it was delivered ahead of schedule.”Leon’s brows drew together, a faint crease forming between them.“That shouldn’t be possible,” he said evenly. “I personally confirmed the delivery date.”“Yes, sir,” the assistant replied quickly. “That’s why I rushed here. The dealership claims there was a system overlap. Because the address was already registered under your name, they assumed the delivery had been authorized and sent it directly.”The office fell into a heavy silence.Leon did not speak immediately.His fingers tightened s
Chapter 52
Leon’s car rolled smoothly into the underground parking of Blackwood Tower.The security gates lifted the moment his vehicle approached, scanners flashing briefly before turning green. No questions were asked. No confirmations requested. The building recognized him before any human needed to.He stepped out, straightened his jacket, and walked toward the private elevator reserved for the top floor.The moment the doors closed, the noise of the city vanished, and silence settled around him. Only then did Leon allow his expression to change.The calm he had maintained outside slowly faded into something colder, deeper. Aria Whitlock’s shrill accusations replayed in his mind, not as anger, but as an unpleasant residue, as if dirt was clinging to the sole of his shoe. He did not care about humiliation. He had lived through far worse than public insults and false accusations.What irritated him was a lack of discipline, personal boundaries, and a father who had allowed his daughter to grow
Chapter 51
Mia stopped at the edge of the driveway.The late afternoon light slid across the smooth metal surface, catching on sharp curves and polished edges that reflected the sky like liquid glass. The car sat there silently, occupying the space as if it belonged, as if it had always been there, and yet every instinct in her body screamed that it should not exist in front of her home.It was too sleek and expensive, so it was definitely not hers.And clearly, it wasn't Leon’s either. Her breath slowed as her gaze drifted to the hood, where a pair of keys rested casually, the metal glinting faintly in the sunlight. That single detail sent a sharp thud through her chest, sudden and heavy, like something dropping straight into her heart.For a moment, she did not move.The street was quiet. Too quiet. No delivery truck. No unfamiliar footsteps fading into the distance. No neighbor lingering nearby with curious eyes. Just the empty road, the low hum of distant traffic, and the car waiting for he
Chapter 50
The glass walls of the meeting room reflected everything too sharply. Mia stepped inside with her notebook pressed to her chest, but her mind refused to settle. The moment Leon and Marina entered together, side by side, laughing softly about something only the two of them knew, her breath faltered.She couldn’t hear them through the soundproof glass, but the sight alone felt like someone had tightened a knot around her lungs. Marina’s head tilted toward him, her smile bright and easy, like she had been laughing with him for years. And Leon… he looked relaxed. Familiar. As if her presence beside him was the most natural thing in the world. It stung more than Mia expected, sharp enough to make her fingers tremble.Two colleagues standing near the projector lowered their voices but not enough. “CEO Goldberg never smiles like that,” one muttered, clearly intrigued. “Who’s that guy?”Another chuckled. “Whoever he is, he must be special.”They hadn’t meant anything by it, not really, but th
Chapter 49
Silence clung to the street long after Leon turned away, the crowd still digesting what they had witnessed. Aria Whitlock remained frozen in the middle of the commotion, her breath trapped somewhere between her chest and throat. She had just watched her lie collapse in real time, and now every eye in the street watched her.But the destruction of her facade had only begun.A heavy, authoritative voice cut through the air. “Move aside.”The people shifted immediately.A man in a charcoal suit strode forward with the air of someone used to commanding boardrooms, not chaotic sidewalks. Lines of stress dug into his face; he looked as though he had aged ten years in a single drive over.Aria jerked toward him. “Dad—”Her father didn’t let her finish. His hand wrapped around her wrist, grip firm enough to make her gasp. “What have you done?” His voice trembled—not with softness, but with contained rage edged with fear.Aria tried desperately to recover her bravado. “He—he insulted me! Humil
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