Chapter 82

"I guess this is it for now," he murmured to her while giving her a hug.

She responded by hesitantly putting her arms around him and hugging him.

After saying this to him, she moved away from him and added, "Yes, I guess it is, Leon. Thank you... for everything."

Leon smiled and bowed, and then he moved out of the way so that I could have a conversation with her. "There's nothing to thank me for. I simply repaid my debt to you."

I extended my hands to her with the keys still in them so that she could accept them. When she put her hand in mine to take the keys, I immediately covered hers with the other hand I was using. She showed signs of worry for a moment, but she soon became calm after looking into my eyes and determining that there was no danger there.

I drifted off for a moment before continuing my line of thought, which was, "I know you don't want anything to do with me, but I have something I need to say before you leave."

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