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Chapter 157

ผู้เขียน: Erika Lana Bell
last update ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-10-12 17:35:15

Scarlett’s POV.

The morning sunlight stretched across the bedroom floor when I opened my eyes. For a few seconds, I didn’t move. My body felt too heavy, my head foggy. The events of the previous day came rushing back piece by piece—Leon’s expression when he said he had “handled it,” my sharp words in return, the silent car ride home.

I turned on my side, and that’s when I saw it. It was a tray on the small table beside the bed. Breakfast. A plate of toast, a few slices of fruit, and a cup of tea that still let out a faint curl of steam.

Next to it was a neatly folded note, written in Leon’s steady handwriting.

“Had to leave early for the office. Please eat something.—L.”

That was it.

The words were simple, almost too straightforward. Not unkind, but distant, as if we’d taken several steps back overnight. My stomach tightened. He was being polite again. Careful.

Professional, even. It was the kind of tone he used with investors, not with me.

I sat up, pulling the blanket tighter around
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