Chapter 141. I Tried Harder

CHARLOTTE

I was so caught up watching the scene that I completely forgot my ice cream cone had vanished—eaten by me, of course. My hand hovered, empty, ready to take another lick, when Leo suddenly appeared and shoved something into my arms.

“Hold this—”

“What—?” I barely got the word out before he acted.

Before I could even blink, Leo scooped me up like I weighed nothing, slinging me over his shoulder, and started sprinting across the plaza.

“LEO! BABE!!!” I screamed, clutching the bouquet with one hand and grabbing his shoulder with the other for dear life.

People around that have been watching the scene laughed and cheered. The kids pointed, parents filmed, and the energy of the crowd made my heart flutter almost as much as being thrown over his shoulder.

The angry women chasing us huffed and cursed, their frustration laced with playful annoyance, until they eventually gave up.

Leo slowed behind a row of arcade booths and gently set