ainst the headboard. Sunlight had already filled the room. Leonardo s

xed, but the heavy feeli

ible was waiting for her ahead. After Clara walked downstairs, one of

e moment Clara stepped inside, she noticed a tall man

ly turned around to leave. Before she could take

ing, cousi

derneath it. The bodyguard standing nearby quietly shook his head to himself. Even

ide her. She truly couldn't understand why he spent so muc

ra replied while ad

rned toward the bo

master still

toward Leonardo, whose face rem

he could only

recovered yet. He's still

only happened because Karen had suppressed her ever s

ide her true thoughts and str

kward excuse didn'

she simpl

n I visit him a

the bodyguard answered, eve

nd had no interest in seeing her at all. Leonardo calmly set

ing to eat

ealized there wasn't a single chef anywhere ins

ile walking closer to her. "Are

his eyes, and just meeting hi

g, Clara took a

king breakfast, b

of the room. Once she stepped outside, she ran into the same

home? I need to pi

ongings from home. On the way there, Clara had already noticed that the villa sat halfway up a

er right away. Instead, h

ll. Both of his hands rested casually inside the pockets of

e belongings? I can take you there mysel

, he casually placed an

ed his hand away, and d

tha

he mocked her appearance and called her ugly. Yet t

t him drive you back?" the bo

r a while, Clara eventually e

enly leaned close to her

risingly sof

completely silent for the rest of the ride. Inside the quiet car, she tightened her s

t in her slowly deepened. Even though Clara looked plain and ordi

ever, the way she reacted made him notice more things about her, so

atbelt and prepared to get out, but Leonardo suddenly leaned closer from beside her. His long

thoughts completely stalled. Her mind became strangely quiet, and before she realized it, war

ld easily make any

d the softness in her gaze disappeared at once. To her, he was nothi

ed her glasses. Her face returne

tting o

mediately, and a trace of irr

ied to open the car door. Before she could leave, a

hat it almost looked like he was holding her in an embrace. Anyone look

met his directly. Leonardo stared into

ou home. Don't I at lea

and her body trembled faintly. "T

ver she stayed quiet and withdrawn. Clara hoped Dougla

wly darkened while staring a

und honest at all. Looks like

s mouth, he leaned forward and

d his mind. She was his legal wife. Why sh

he quickly raised both hands to push him away, but befo

pulled away from her lips, though the

ined his usual calm expression, he spoke in a firm and commanding tone. "Take those glass

is eyes openly moved across her body without rest

m, a woman's voice suddenly inter

la

indow. Outside, Karen stood frozen in place. Sh

ing here?" Karen

ned her hands, and confusi

was openly flirting with her outside her own home, and

in front of her, Karen still fo

potting Clara clearly, she

tside. The second her feet touched the ground, Karen gr

window behind them. His fingers brushed lightly acros

I'll wait for yo