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Chapter 302 - Three

CHAPTER 302

ROMEO POV

She didn't sit. I thought she would, the hesitation had been there—brief, almost imperceptible. The slight shift in her weight, the way her fingers tightened like she was considering it.

Then it disappeared. A soft scoff slipped past her lips and before I could say anything else—before I could decide if I even wanted to—she turned.

Just like that. No more arguments. No more questions. No more trying to force an answer out of me.

She walked away. I watched her go. The movement was quick at first, like she needed distance immediately. Then it steadied, her shoulders pulling back, her spine straightening as she moved through the crowd like she hadn't just stood in front of me, voice uneven, eyes sharper than I'd ever seen them.

Like she hadn't just….My gaze narrowed slightly.

Interesting. Because that wasn't the same girl who had stood in my office months ago, pulse jumping under my fingers, breathing like she wasn't sure whether to run or stay still.

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