Chapter 384

Her smile was sweet, but definitely had a bold edge. Broderick nodded. "Alright, call me if anything comes up." "Okay, Ricky, don't forget to miss me. If it's not at least ninety-nine times, I'm gonna be mad. Bye, muah!" Leslie said with a grin, then turned and headed straight into the building without so much as a glance back. Broderick, feeling a mix of reluctance and worry, answered a call while watching her leave. She walked away with her back straight, posture confident. She didn't even look back once. That little thing. He couldn't describe exactly what kind of disappointment was sitting in his chest. It hit him again just how long he'd buried this feeling. Maybe he'd had feelings for Leslie way back. But at sixteen, when all the responsibility of his family hit him like a truck, he'd shoved emotions somewhere deep and forgot about them. And yet, Leslie just kept crashing into his world, again and again. And every time she got closer, those feelings built up faster, stronger. Now