Her tears are his weakness novel

Chapter 19 As the window slowly rolled down , Leonardos devastatingly handsome face appeared before her .

His expression was cool as ever , but his sharp eyebrows carried a hint of exhaustion .

His eyes were able dry , like he had just woken up from a nap Yeah Samantha couldnt be bothered to explain .

Whatever she had gone through tonight , Leonardo probably wouldnt understand Why is everyone else off before you ? Youve been here this whole time ? How do you know that indead of answering , she threw a question She was gerainerly curious .

What were the odds of running into him in the middle of the night ? Ledo fell spent for a moment before replying , I was pairingly and happenedir seeyou ! Just passing by and happened to Samantha mulled over his excuse Bal convenient choices of words .

fly , but there was no way he had been out here all night just waiting for her That sounded like something out of move Thad to work late , she explained They actually make you stay late ? And your company dont ? Leonardo fell silem .

He realized she had a sharp bangue .

Not in the mood to argue , he just added toward the seat .

Get in.

thanks .

Its easier if I just call a cb get in He repeated himself , this time with a sharper tone , baving no room for argument .

Samantha parsedher lips .

There was no point in resisting , when dealing with someone this overheating .

She got in the car without a fuss .

She meated it like any other cab ride .

The first thing the did was give the driver , dacy , her address to make sure she would actually get home , The car look , gliding down the empty streetL Silence filled the space between them .

Out of the corner of her eye , Samantha noticed something unusual .

Leonardos unit , always crisp , had a few cars .

As she glanced up , she accidentally met his pane .

Leaded , What are you looking at ? After being quiet loc a moment , Leonardo askedagain , Dill give you that bestnessed for nothing Hm ? Samantha had no idea what he was getting at .

Honestly , that card had been buried somewhere in her stuff , she might even have to dig around to find it .

Why didnt you text me ? Oh I forgot .

I have been really busy recently .

Samantha couldnt come up with a better exce , the stuck with that one .

She didnt understand why someone like Leonardo cared so much about whether she texted him or not .

Was this some rich guys chestian with expanding his contact he ? Bandom thoughts flickered through her mind , but before she could make sense of it , his phone screen appeared right in front of her .

Samantha was taken aback .

At this point , there was no backing out .

If she refused , she had a feeling he might actually kick hat out of the car , And it wouldnt be the pull over and sp out kind of way , but the high speed ejection kind of or That seemed like something he would do .

For the sake of survival , she pulled out her phone scanned the Qft code , and sent a message on Whatsapp seconds later , she received a reply , Sue stared at the new contact labfied Leo is het hat , lost in thought ..

She had always brand that getting a powerful mans contact indo was nearly imposstale .

People had toga to great lengths , and even then , their effects often amounted to nothing .

Yet bele she was , adding one of the countrys top ligunes with nothing more than a quick scan .

Curious , she tapped into his profile , wondering if he had a status update on any visible inta Jill shae saw was a blank screen .

Licher he had immer boiled to set anything , or he had cracked what she couldsen .

Who knew ? Son , the car pulled up to her destitution she get out of the car the moment in an opped .

With that , dhe let She didnt wait for a tespaine , walking i sout knowing if he had even ald , Youre welcome Leonardo watched her disappear into the night , his eyes darkening was as if he hadbeen expecting something , only to end up disappointed .

Gary glance at Leonardo though the tearview mitrin , thegapikkly linked away .

Krosando had a temdying expres .

What balled him was that end had wahedound the club a bouts without ever stepping inside .

Everyone knew how valuable his time was , yet he had wasted it here .

If people heard about this , they would think he was making it up .

Of course , he wouldnt even dare to spreadin Samantha noticed that despite Leans distence on having her number , he had been completely silent ever since making it onto her contact list .

It was as if he were just then , doing nothing , Still , il subedila mual cold and distant persona .

Before long , the new geniester started .

To make in eader to work part time , Samantha had applied to the off campus , saving hersell a few thousand dollars in accommodation fees per between classes and work , she barely used path with Layla When she did , one of them was ally sleep Chapter 10 When the weekendfinally arrived , Samantha had no classes and wouldnt be working until evening .

She was looking forward to sleeping in .

However , Layla shook her awala at 10.00am With half lidded eyes , Samantha blinked up at her in confusion .

Layla , cant I sleep just a little longer ? ) ) Ugh please ..

She whined and tried to pull the blanket back over her head , but Layla dodged effortlessly .

If I didnt think you needed the rest , I would have woken you up at 8:00 am .

So , what are we going to date ? Were moving .

Layla had already started packing , porting the stuff in her coom into the boxes .

Samantha watched for a moment before realizing something was off .

Layla , thats my stuff .

I know , Layla replied without hesitation .

found a nice two bedroom apartment .

Were moving in together .

What about this place ? * | Just terminate the lease , Lyla answered simply .

But didnt you tell the landlord you were staying ? That was just a way to get him to fix the water heater .

Same way he tricks you , tricked him .

No big deal the heater barely works , the toilet leaks , and the walls are preling .

Dont even get me started on the streetlights Half of them dont work .

Do you even realize how unsafe it is for you to come home so late ? Layla continued , Just listen to me and move with me .

I already signed the lease , and til cover the rent .

Dar you dont even have a job yet .

* I do now .

I got the job a few days ago , and i just hadnt had the chance to tell you .

Im in real estate sales 3,000 base salary plus commission .

With my skills , making money is going to be Layla made it sound easy , but Samantha low better .

Finding a decent job without a degree was brutal , especially in a city as competitive as this one She knew Laylas story well Forced to leave school after middle school because her family couldnt afford it , she had spent years working hard to support her younger brother .

Only Layla herself knew ju how much she had been through