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Chapter 9: Leonard’s POV

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last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-09 22:12:35

I shut the office door behind me, the click too loud in the quiet hallway. My phone was still buzzing in my pocket, like a damn hornet trapped in there, but I ignored it.

Board members could wait.

Reports could stack up.

For once, something else clawed at me harder.

Veronica.

And Angel.

Together on that rug, crayons everywhere, like a storm of color in my gray world. I'd stood in the doorway longer than I meant to. I watched her laugh—a real, head-back laugh that pulled one from Angel too.

Silent, but it shook her whole body.

My chest had tightened, sharp and unwelcome. Like a crack in the ice I'd built so careful.

"Get a grip," I muttered, dropping into the leather chair behind my desk. The room smelled like polished wood and old books, safe, and controlled.

My space. No messes here. No giggles.

Just screens and stacks and the endless grind of Armani Entertainment. I pulled out my laptop, flipping it open. Time to do what I always did: Dig. Check. Protect.

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