Chapter 149: You're Everything I Want

The place looked like something out of a dream—soft lights glowed from within, the golden reflections shimmering against glass walls and marble columns. There was no crowd, no chatter, no people coming or going. No cars parked. Just quiet elegance and the faint hum of music escaping from inside. “Roman,” I breathed as I tried to watch my step, “where is everyone?” He smiled, a secret kind of smile. “Home. Where I wanted them to be.” My lips parted. “You mean…” “I emptied it out,” he said, calm and certain, as if it was the most natural thing in the world. “Privacy felt better tonight. Very necessary.” I laughed softly, half in awe, half in disbelief. “You did all this just for us?” “Not for us,” he corrected. “For you.” My chest tightened. There were moments when Roman’s affection was loud—expensive, grand, impossible to ignore—but beneath all that, it was the quietness that got me. The way he made me feel seen without asking for permission to look. The way he showed me affection witho