Chapter 67
Take me to the car, Beanie,” I instructed white gently shaking the leash bumy hand.
Bearde let out a soft hand and slowly led me toward Leonanda’s cur
I momentarily stunned before getting in the car himself.
My Lack of hesitation probably caught Leonardo off guard. He seemed m
When he saw I had settled into the back seat, his expression darkened slightly. It looked like he felt I was treating him like a chauffeur
pot into Leonardo’s car without a second thought was simple. I was worked about rumning into Gideon
Leonardo glanced at me in the rearview mirror before starting the engine. Then, he asked, “Samuri gave you this dog, didn’t he?
I didn’t respond. From the rear–view minor, could tell he wasn’t angry at my silence.
He continued. “As far as I know. Samuel doesn’t own any property here. Itis uncle lives in this neighborhood, though. But Samuel would never let him know about you so, it’s clear you’re not here because of Samuel. Another man brought you here, right? Who is he?”
y reaction.
My blood ran cold when Leonardo mentioned Gideon Fortunately, the seat blocked him from seeing my Besides, he wasn’t trying to test me. He would never guess I was close to Gadeon. What he meant was that Samuel would never take me to meet his family. “It’s none of your business,” I replied curtly
With his gaze fixed on me through the rear–view mirror, Leonardo drove slowly as he pressed further, “There are 200 residents here, all rich and influential. Are you.. short on money?”
You and Samuel are truly best friends. You always assume the worst, I countered, my tone indifferent. “Why couldn’t a kind–hearted person have taken me in for
“Men understand men best. If a man is willing to take you in, things aren’t as simple as they seem. He doesn’t just feel sorry for you,” et complexity crossed his eyes as he glanced at me.
Iturrowed my brow at his words. His implication was clear. If a man took me in, there had to be some ulterior motive.
Leonardo shot back. A flicker
Leonardo must have meant that the person who gave me a place to stay hadn’t done so out of pity. On the contrary, there had to be some other reason. Indeed, men understood men best. But did Leonardo truly know what Gideon was like?
What exactly was Gideon’s intention in taking me in these past few days?
“you know, you’re vulnerable with your blindness. If the person who took you in had ulterior motives, you wouldn’t have been able to escape. You’d be locked away atid at their merry.”
noticed Leonardo’s Adam’s apple bob as he spoke. He then grabbed a bottle of water, twisting the cap with one hand before taking several gulps.
“Leo, if you’re thirsty, stop talking. I’d prefer some peace and quiet,” I said flatly.
Leonardo stiffened at my words. From the back seat, I could see his face in the rear–view mirror. His expression was strange, and has cheeks flushed from the heat. He had cranked up the air conditioning, making the car uncomfortably warm- —so much so that Beanie stuckits tongue out and panted,
I slowly reached for the door and instructed Leunardo, “Hell down the window.”
I didn’t want to engage with him too much, especially when it came to the subject of who had taken me in.
On one hand, I didn’t want to give him any more information to guess at. On the other, Glidean wasn’t someone who would do that.
Leonardo rolled down the window and then asked, “Does Samuel know about this?”
Again, I didn’t respond. Instead, I ran my hand through Beanie’s war, titty fur
Intury past life, Leonardo had never spoken so much to me. but today, the words rolling off his tongue seemed far more than ever, He didn’t speak again, though he would glance at me hom time to time.
The cartoon fearled the subway station. However, Leonardo didn’t stop and kept driving
en so, I rematedsdent. After all, to him, I was still blind. It was also possible he was testing me again
ght then, he spoke up, “We’ve passed the subway station Come with me to another place.”
“I told you, I want to go to the subway station,” I responded with a frowIL
but Leonardu ignored in Moments later, he parked intout of an imporssiyetle story building. The exterior was stutking. I expensive, such a building was dearly exceptional.
A wotnan ja schiform stood.
- ng. In Harboston, where land was
Centraire. When Leonardo’s vehicle pulled up,
hartedly approached him and offered, “Mr. Gibson, I’ll park the car for you.”
After that, she spoke into her ratpiece, “Prepare a luxury farmakfast. ” As Leonardo got out of the rat, lie artiled, “Malur it two serviIgI
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