CHAPTER 214
Author: Victoria C
last update2026-04-15 19:11:49

The Truth He Hid

The silence between them didn’t feel empty anymore.

It felt sealed.

Like something had finally cracked open—and neither of them could pretend not to see it.Emily stood by the glass wall beside Leon, but the city outside no longer held her attention.

The lights, the movement, the distant rhythm of a world still pretending to function—they all blurred into the background. What mattered now was the man beside her.And the truth he had been avoiding.Leon didn’t move at first.

His g
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