Chapter 56
However, Lroiando didn’t say a wond.
Samantha stole a quick glance at Leonardo. His expression was stommy,
Gave that sour before.
The silter was suffocating. he air inside the car felt so cold, it might as well have b
been freezing
my, his jaw tight, and his entire
e presence radiated pure displeasure. She’d never seen a poker
“I’m sorry about standing you up,” she finally muttered. It she’d lasown her words would set him off like a bomb, she would’ve reconsidered speaking at all.
Lesonando exploded. “You’re sorry? You had the nerve to stand me up without a single text or call! I messaged you so many times, called you over and over, and you ignated ine every damn time. Do you take or for a tool? Did you think it was funny?”
Lils words came like rapid tite. It was completely unlike him.
My phone broke.”
“11 yau pradly wanted to reach me, there were a hundred other ways. Did you even try? Since the moment you stood me up, you haven’t called once. You didn’t even Try to apologize! What, did you think I’d just sit around waiting for you like some lovesick tool? How dare you treat me like this!
Leonando had never been this angry before. He’d never needed to. His presence alone was enough to make most people fold. But with her, anger was the only language that ever seemed to work.
Before she could finish her sentence, Leonardo abruptly leaned in so fast she barely had time to react before he grabbed the back of her head and crushed his lips Jagainst bers.
Her eyes flow wide open she tried to pull away, but his grip was firm. The second she managed to create some distance between them, he yanked her right back His kiss was rough, punishing, like he was claiming something that had always belonged to him. His lips moved against hers with a bruising intensity, deepening
til she had no choice but to take it and let him in.
By the time he finally pulled away, Samantha was breathless, her head spinning-
Leonardo smiled. “To me, you’re nothing but a toy. I was nice before. I gave you a chance, but you blew it. Don’t expect me to be so generous next time.” His smile was dark and cruel. He showed no care for her feelings.
Samantha stared at him, stunned. Who was this man? This wasn’t the Leonardo she k
“How could you say that?” she whispered.
“What did you want me to say? I can do whatever I want, and you can’t stop me.”
“1” The wouls died in her throat. After all, he wasn’t wrong.
knew.
They were worlds apart. She was just an orphan, abandoned by the Newton family, while he was Leonardo Garrett, the scion of an elite family in Jedo. How could she possibly stand up to him?
His lips skimmed down her ear, his warm breath in contrast to his cold words. “I can play with you whenever I want, Samantha
Her breath hitched. Her chest felt tight, like she was drowning in icy water. “Why are you doing this to me?”
Her eyes bumed with unshed tears. When she’d been at her lowest and felt like she had no one left, she’d thought of him. She’d hoped for him to be her savior, but she’d never expected that he, like everyone else, wouldn’t care about her–someone with no power and influence.
she was just a toy to him…
Tears rolled down her cheeks, falling onto Leonardo’s hand.
The warmth of it startled him. For a moment–a single, fleeting moment–he felt panicked when she cried. But just as quickly, his expression hardened again.
He withdrew his hand and grabbed a tissue from the box beside him, thrusting it toward her. “Crying won’t help you. You’re not going anywhere. Not until i say so.
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ain she’d initially intended to take their Leenando had offered, but after hearing his words, she changed her
, insignificant nobody, an ant he could crush effortlessly. And yet, despite how ridiculous it was, she still wanted to
her beats with her sleeve instead, refusing to touch the tissue he’d offered.
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sögletely ignoring him. The silence was unbearable.
The partition between the front and back seats slowly lowered, and Gary
ry hesitated before saying, “My apologies, Mr. modtion. Are you alright?”
addowledge the question.
