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“Oh my God, Leo! Did you do this?”
“No.” He scratches the back of his head. “I only had to stop the gardener from axing them one time. In truth, Boss saved them and made this happen. When the gardener disagreed, he fired him and got another one who grew them into what they are right now.”
My chin trembles. Why does he keep doing this if he refuses to see me?
“Is he here?” I whisper.
“In his study.” Leo pauses, then hesitates. “Do you want to see him?”
“No. He didn’t come to greet me, knowing I’m here.”
He releases a heavy sigh.
“What?” I ask, playing with a petal.
“It’s just ridiculous at this point.”
“What’s ridiculous?”
“You came all the way here for mythical missing things, but you refuse to go to him, and he’s made men disappear from your surroundings since university instead of admitting he has feelings for you.”
“Eli’s had feelings for me since uni? Are you serious?”
“As a heart attack. He was confused about said feelings, so his solution of choice was eliminating any competition.”
“He was just being petty.”
“Were you also only petty when you sabotaged all of his possible relationships?”
“No,” I admit aloud. I truly didn’t like the sight of him with anyone else. Besides, he encouraged me by doing the same, so soon, we fell into that toxic pattern.
“Which is why he allowed it, even knowing full well you were behind all those abnormal actions.”
“H-he knew? How?”
“Landon.”
“That damn traitor!”
“He said he was being Cupid.”
“A grotesque one.”
“If you say so.” Leo shakes his head. “I’ll be outside if you need anything.”
After the door closes behind him, I stand there for what seems like forever, staring at the house through the glass.
For some reason, I can feel an invisible thread tugging me with relentless ferocity.
Perhaps I should see Eli one final time just to curse him and get this load off my chest.
You know what?
I storm toward the door.
How dare he ruin my birthday and my new beginning?
How dare he act so considerate if he’s going to hurt me?—
