Chapter 42 The Unexpected Tip-off

• "I'm sorry!" I was lying on the bed facing Leon, and his sculpted profile was stunningly perfect! I stared at his face in fascination, blinking. Now that Leon was by my side, all uneasy fears were gone. He alone can give me the greatest comfort!
• "You don't have to apologize for that! It's not your fault!" Leon brushed my bangs behind my ear with his fingers, then his fingertips continued down my neck to the collarbone on my chest.
• Tension shot through my lower abdomen as if an electric current were running up the soles of my feet. I swallowed in silence, fighting the urge to continue the conversation.