Chapter 162: The Hollow Grove [4]
For Leo to trust me that much—for him to say that in front of everyone, no hesitation—it had to mean something.
Still, Leo said it like it was fact. And Leo Taylor wasn’t the type to lie. In fact, if there was one thing I did know about him, it was that he hated lies more than anything.
So... it must be true.
Which raised a bigger question: what kind of relationship did Rin and Leo have before?
For Leo to trust me that much—for him to say that in front of everyone, no hesitation—it had to mean something.
I needed to figure that out. Whatever kind of bond we had... it was clearly important.
Before I could dwell on it too long, Violet gave me a sidelong glance and smirked.
"Is that so?" she said, folding her arms. "Then why didn’t you just say that? No need to dance around it."
I shrugged, rubbing the back of my neck. "Guess I didn’t think it mattered."
She gave a little snort. "Humble and sketchy. Interesting combo."
The tension in the air finally began to ease. Mira laughed quietly. Ama grinned, leaning back like the show was over. Even Trent looked a little less like he wanted to punch me in the face.