Leonard.
I hadn't been able to relax for even a second ever since Ella revealed her plan to us.
From that very moment, an unsettling feeling had settled deep inside my chest.
No matter how much I tried to stay calm, my mind kept drifting toward every possible thing that could go wrong.
What if someone exposed her plan?
What if Alex stopped her before she could finish?
What if everything fell apart at the last moment?
The thought of losing her...of watching her walk away forever...was enough to make every nerve in my body tense.
Because of that, every little thing around me irritated me—every delay, every mistake and every unexpected movement.
Nothing felt right while I waited for everything to unfold.
But now...It seemed I had worried for nothing.
A small smile tugged at the corners of my lips. No, it was more than a smile.
I felt proud—genuinely proud.
